Is Your PC Actually A Space Heater?

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  • For quite some time I have wondered just how much the heat from a PC can affect the air temperature in a room. So I gave it a shot. Is your PC actually a space heater? Watch and find out :)
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    0:00 No, a PC is not a space heater...
    0:05 ...But what is a space heater?
    0:20 What is a computer?
    0:50 History of the space heater
    2:05 The test procedure
    2:56 Test results
    3:40 It heats but can it beat a 'real' space heater?
    4:48 Test number two
    5:14 Human energy as heat
    6:00 Test two procedure
    6:36 Test results
    7:17 Power = Heat
    7:55 How to reduce PC heat output
    9:06 Conclusion
    9:24 Bloopers
    Music: Downfall by Chris Doerksen
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  • @TechIlliterate
    @TechIlliterate  ปีที่แล้ว +18

    0:21 I swear it wasn't a fart😳

    • @iamdmc
      @iamdmc ปีที่แล้ว +4

      winter is a great excuse to overclock your hardware ;)

  • @N4CHO_
    @N4CHO_ ปีที่แล้ว +58

    My PC makes my room hot as hell when I play games... my computer is definitely a space heater.

    • @angeltensey
      @angeltensey ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, guess what? Any electrical device that doesnt have a 100% ECE is a space heater at some degree. And you can calculate quite easy how much energy your computer radiates as heat.

    • @TheWorldWarrior
      @TheWorldWarrior ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@angeltensey mine radiates heat quite well in my 13 x 15 room at a height of i believe 8 feet with a room temperature of 68 degree my room will average a temperature increase usually of 4 degrees increase every hour and stops when my room reaches 80 degrees

    • @angeltensey
      @angeltensey ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheWorldWarrior oh boi...the imperial units.

    • @TheWorldWarrior
      @TheWorldWarrior ปีที่แล้ว

      @@angeltensey are you not capable of understanding both units? also my efficiency of the heat transfer typically starting at a temperature of 70 is around 0.011 degrees per watt for an hour with the cubic volume of the room being 1560 cubic ft. last night my room got up to 80 degrees outside my room the house was 71 degrees

    • @angeltensey
      @angeltensey ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheWorldWarrior lets just say that the rest of the world doesnt bother learning the inferior measurement system. back to the subject: my pc is around 600W worth of power and it can heat up my room fairly quickly at 50%+ load.

  • @oscarsh2909
    @oscarsh2909 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My neighbour who resides in his garage most of the time has 3 towers running 24/7 365, and he has never used any other source of heating. On the coldest of winter days -20, his place is so toasty, he has to open the door.
    Personally I’ve used furmark on my graphics card to dry plants, mushrooms and berries. It works like a charm!

  • @user--PM
    @user--PM ปีที่แล้ว +9

    the PC may not be as much of a space heater when it's idle, but put it to work and it can put out the heat for sure.
    especially when you put power hungry cpus and gpus in them.

  • @trstmeimadctr
    @trstmeimadctr ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm using my computer to heat this room right now. Whenever I get cold I run a GPU benchmark and a CPU stress test at the same time lol

    • @Ragingwasabi9000
      @Ragingwasabi9000 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      you should run Folding@Home, use that power on something useful

    • @Ghfvhvfg
      @Ghfvhvfg ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ragingwasabi9000 best of all you can let it just work and leave it alone

    • @atlantic_love
      @atlantic_love ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Ragingwasabi9000 Folding WHAT at home? If mine could fold laundry, that would be fantastic.

    • @Ragingwasabi9000
      @Ragingwasabi9000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@atlantic_love not laundry, but u can fold proteins and help cure cancer

  • @No1zy
    @No1zy ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I suggest you make more videos bro. Your content is straight forward is very nice to watch. So informative

    • @TechIlliterate
      @TechIlliterate  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks, I am trying to build a different channel right now but once it hits 1000 subs ill be posting more here again.

    • @kyoyeou5899
      @kyoyeou5899 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TechIlliterate May I ask what is the second channel? I just discovered you 3 Horus ago and everything is really good! I am craving for more!

    • @TechIlliterate
      @TechIlliterate  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kyoyeou5899"Nic Laporte" it's quite different though. It's going to be about micromobility and PEVs. Only posted a few videos.
      Thanks for the kind words :)

  • @lockhandle8276
    @lockhandle8276 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really foockin love your content. Please keep it up!!!

  • @lande.r1
    @lande.r1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of the most interesting channels I follow, I like these videos so much. Focusing on the little things

  • @asandax6
    @asandax6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Remember folks just because something isn't designed specifically for that job. If it's able to do that job then it is essentially the same as the intended device. For example semis aren't designed to transport people but they can be used for that (ask your local human trafficker just how effective that is).

  • @TriggerHippie
    @TriggerHippie 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this is the video that made me sub; asking - and answering - the real questions here

  • @holotape
    @holotape ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really good video! I'm still all about the sweet jumps.

  • @superpandabacon
    @superpandabacon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have my undervolted 3080ti pc "nr200 space heater" ducting its heat out the window using a vent tube and a window vent. While effective, there's still the small radiating heat from the side glass panel. Can't wait for winter time for when I can run the card at stock or give it a little oc.
    Finally, a channel recommended that isn't trying to get me to buy something! Subbed.

  • @MontyFly
    @MontyFly ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So you do, do videos on other topics beside thermal paste. As a mechanical engineer I knew it's a space heater simply because it generates heat. A Watt is a Watt or is it? 1 Watt is 1 Joule per second or 1 Newton-meter per second. Now I'm off to look at more of your thermal paste videos that I haven't seen let🙃

  • @SpykerSpeed
    @SpykerSpeed ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is why I intend to install a mini split AC unit in my new office. My current computer room gets unbearably hot in the summer.

    • @Chaton_Mignon
      @Chaton_Mignon ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah i bought an AC just because the heat of my pc in summer was too much

  • @smartduck904
    @smartduck904 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When I was living in Utah I didn't have access to a space heater and I was able to heat my building with a laptop running some heavy games... it was actually two laptops but still it was a pretty large space and it kept me from freezing

    • @ReXoRofc
      @ReXoRofc ปีที่แล้ว

      Holy shit... You survived

    • @smartduck904
      @smartduck904 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ReXoRofc yep It was midwinter and an old laptop kept me alive kept it about 50° - 60° f I believe in there so not warm but definitely not freezing

  • @rarebrockstark6219
    @rarebrockstark6219 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One time i was able to start heavily sweating and I overheated my phone when only texting on Snap when overclocking my CPU and GPU

  • @chrisg7462
    @chrisg7462 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really interesting video thanks for your effort!
    It´s currently a bit cold in Germany so I´m using my PC (RTX 3090) as a heater in my room happy gamimg :D

  • @pavelperina7629
    @pavelperina7629 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video. I have Ryzen 5900x, nvidia 1060 and 38" screen. There are some other parts like motherboard, bequite! 550w psu, 2x4tb hdd, fans possibly adding few watts each. At idle I'm at 135-150 W. Gaming (GPU load with some CPU load) can bring it to 280-320 W, less if not full screen. Heavy CPU load itself (c++ compiler) can be around 270 W. Even some light single core load can be 150-200w. Maximum I've seen trying CPU+GPU stress test was 430W. I think CPU is limited to 145W and gpu to 120W or 150W. Maybe PC itself can consome roughly 90w idle, which is the same as AthlonXP 1700, but that one consumed 140W under stress test. Core2duo was like 65W idle and i never measured i5-4590 which was likely the most efficient PC I had since Pentium120Mhz.
    Having some home office, playing some games and using PC up to 15 hours, power consumption is 30-60kWh per month (according to UPS). But ... remember in 80s we had 2x120W light bulb and CRT TV in living room and if I recall our ancient black&white TV had tubes in it. Now I mostly use computer as TV, radio and table lamp consumes 7W replacing 60W light bulb.

  • @trevoC132
    @trevoC132 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Its like you've never used a PC. I live in Canada and keep my office window open when its -10c outside and the room stays an even 21. I only close the window when I'm baking cookies open on a pan in the room.

  • @iamdmc
    @iamdmc ปีที่แล้ว +1

    winter is a great excuse to overclock your hardware ;)

  • @xlrrockmusic
    @xlrrockmusic ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ohh yes it does, LMFAO you should see my room at summer along with pc playing on 4k FUCKING HELL

  • @iamdanfleser
    @iamdanfleser ปีที่แล้ว

    interesting moustachde desing. LIKE

  • @eZTarg8mk2
    @eZTarg8mk2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    mines been keeping the icy weather outside at bay when gaming. normal use it's not very hot, but an hour of gaming will heat my room

  • @baska-
    @baska- ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Also important to remember that heat/cold needs to travel (by air, water, etc) to more efficiently heat/cool anything. In other words, if you have lots of fans quickly exhausting the heat from your case, it'll heat even more than a PC with less fans.

    • @innocentiuslacrim2290
      @innocentiuslacrim2290 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      False. It will just release the heat faster. The generated heat will always come out of the case eventually. Additionally if there is extra heat in the system, it will be running less efficiently. Proper cooling is always the best option.

    • @baska-
      @baska- ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@innocentiuslacrim2290 false, you're wrong. See how easy it is? In my experience I'm right, so your opinion is irrelevant 🥰

    • @innocentiuslacrim2290
      @innocentiuslacrim2290 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@baska- 😁 first and second laws of thermodynamics state otherwise. 1) energy is not created or destroyed, it just change form and 2) entropy of the universe increses (in this case heat transfers from warm to colder).

  • @Ragingwasabi9000
    @Ragingwasabi9000 ปีที่แล้ว

    running Folding@Home on ur pc is a great way of heating up ur room while also helping scientists cure cancer!

  • @SAG3X
    @SAG3X ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could you update the electricity video with our new prices nowadays?

    • @TechIlliterate
      @TechIlliterate  ปีที่แล้ว

      I probably should. Even our cheap electricity here has gone up a bit.

  • @domomitsune5920
    @domomitsune5920 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Technically, your PC is a space heater, if you just leave it running in the background, without actually using it with your monitor off. I used to warm my room all winter long by just never turning off my pc in the winter. I also used it as an alarm clock, and a radio, as it wasn't intended for. I set timers that went off daily, to wake me up for school, and I even listened to radio stations or TH-cam for music, so I didn't use my computer correctly. It is a heater if you're not actively using it.

  • @SM-mk9kl
    @SM-mk9kl ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, MX6 is calling you 😉

  • @schnup2000
    @schnup2000 ปีที่แล้ว

    in my room the radiator isnt working, and i dont need to fix it because my pc keeps my room warm xD
    but my room is really smal so it wouldnt work as great in a big room

  • @andrewstewrt2141
    @andrewstewrt2141 ปีที่แล้ว

    energy can not be created nor destoyed means all the power of the supply will be used eventualy

  • @Goldenhordemilo
    @Goldenhordemilo ปีที่แล้ว

    it will do as its told

  • @o74769
    @o74769 ปีที่แล้ว

    So ur telling me that a 400w rtx 4080 is not a heater? or a 1000w PC not a heater?

    • @TechIlliterate
      @TechIlliterate  ปีที่แล้ว

      I am saying that computers are heaters and that they have become more of a heater in recent years.

  • @2GreeDie
    @2GreeDie ปีที่แล้ว

    0:17, yes.. but it does...

  • @Nader-sama
    @Nader-sama ปีที่แล้ว

    لقد كان هذا فيديو بفكره رائعه

  • @kingtiger31
    @kingtiger31 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    man had amd gpu before it burned its gddr ram for good, amd is flamethrower

  • @steven-nb6rt
    @steven-nb6rt ปีที่แล้ว

    I keep a small fan in my room.

  • @kingtiger31
    @kingtiger31 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you wouldnt survive if you used amd gpu, thing turns air into shara desert within seconds

  • @z2trappy439
    @z2trappy439 ปีที่แล้ว

    my pc is soo cold and I'm freezing to death

  • @shakeandbaked1
    @shakeandbaked1 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It’s cold better fire up some cities skylines 2

  • @kupikichuvava1661
    @kupikichuvava1661 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey bro where did you go?

    • @TechIlliterate
      @TechIlliterate  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      youtube.com/@niclaporte
      I'll be back once i get over 1k subs on the other channel. Thanks for reeling me in :)

    • @ToneRetroGaming
      @ToneRetroGaming ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TechIlliterate That's good news. I just subscribed after watching a few of your PC thermals tests. Great content and I might as well check out the scooter stuff on the other channel too lol.