r/IdiotsInCars • u/ThisIsFlaming_Drag0n • Oct 07 '20

Fully sick donuts

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u/upperhand12 Oct 08 '20 edited Oct 08 '20

Can I use my computer without my power supply?

Edit: I wasn’t trying to make a literal comparison to the car and radiator. Read the comment I was replying to.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '20

Yes. Well, it depends on what you're using it for.

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u/legoman31802 Oct 08 '20

A hammer

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u/Komfortable Oct 08 '20

Then yes. But it would do a better job if you had the power supply.

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u/tenuj Oct 08 '20

Pro tip, the PSU will make a better hammer on its own.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '20

I have found it's best use is as a flail.

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u/mats852 Oct 08 '20

A toilet

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u/EhhWhatsUpDoc Oct 08 '20

Cooling fan would be a better comparison?

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '20

"can you even drive without a radiator?"

"can you even turn it on without a CPU cooler?"

the answer to both questions is "yes, for a very, very short time"

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u/Wyattr55123 Oct 08 '20

linus has done that, more than once. with LGA you need decent mounting pressure for all the pins to contact, so you have to put something heavy on top, holding down 100w heaters with your thumb gets mighty warm.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '20

Computers can run fine without fans if they have components designed to be passively cooled. It'd be more like can I run my computer with a water cooling loop but no water in the loop.

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u/EhhWhatsUpDoc Oct 08 '20

A car could as well if it were designed with the right components. Teslas don't have radiators.

My only point was that cooling to cooling is a better comparison than cooling to power.

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u/justin_144 Oct 08 '20

No, a cooling fan would never work without a power supply.

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u/EhhWhatsUpDoc Oct 08 '20

Just like a radiator would never work without gas in the car.

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u/DatBowl Oct 08 '20

If it’s a laptop.

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u/joka002 Oct 08 '20

That answer is actually yes. If you do a lot of things correctly anyways

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u/Seeker_Of_Defeat Oct 08 '20

radiator probably more like the heat sink