r/redneckengineering • u/Osark_the_Goat • 5d ago

Intel A380 Redneck edition

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The fan on my Intel A380went out, and I needed it immediately. So a 80mm fan of a windows 98 PC was pressed back into service. So far, so good (I pray it keeps going that well) .

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u/Osark_the_Goat 4d ago

And temps just shot up to 160 degrees c on the thermal camera. I guess I showed this off a bit too soon.

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u/SolarXylophone 4d ago

These components wouldn't survive 160°C. Something isn't right.

Are you by any chance pointing your thermal camera at bright, shiny surfaces? These have very poor emissivity, so can't really be measured with an infrared thermometer/camera.
One work-around is to stick a small piece of dark tape over such surfaces.

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u/Osark_the_Goat 4d ago

good catch, it was pointed at the shiny back of the board.

that said, the heat sink was too hot to touch, so i'm getting a new card :(

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u/chiefhunnablunts 4d ago

160c? jesus christ, put'er down man.

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u/AngelOfDeath771 1d ago

I don't think the fan was the reason for failure, but the reverse.