Best way to kill a computer

Nick1881 · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:28

We have an old pc at work that is really slow, is it possible to make it break without actually doing physical damage to it?

Its so slow and useless to work with, they wont replace it unless its broke. Its an AMD Duron 750mhz with 128mb ram, a workmate disonnected the cpu fan but it just keeps running, been like that for a week now.

Any suggestions? Needs to be broke without visible signs of damage.

Cheers

turboshed · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:30

loosen the cpu heatsink?

stickroad · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:32

D/C the HSF, pump the volts up and run Orthos. Done

Nick1881 · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:32

i thought that, not sure how it clips on thou, i'd be worried it wouldnt go back on.

we ran Prime95 on it for a bit but didnt really have enough time.

Nick1881 · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:33

I havent had a look in the bios, i will do tomorrow, that should fry it fast.

turboshed · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:34

sounds like a nice little "task" you have set yourself

stickroad · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:34

http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html?/be_cpu.html

Up the volts run something like CPU Burn-in

Nick1881 · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:36

Do any of those programs not require an install?

As we dont have admin rights and most things wont install.

stickroad · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:37

mr_x_plosion said:
Do any of those programs not require an install?

As we dont have admin rights and most things wont install.

Oh right forget that then

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Just d/c the HSF, up the volts to its max and run Orthos. It will soon die.

Raikiri · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:41

Install orthos onto a pen drive and run it off that

benjo · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:41

If it's an old PSU, just flip the switch on the back?

How about magnet to the hard drive?

MikeHunt79 · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:45

Wee on it while it's running prime95

Then do a 5curler on the keyboard :eek:

Nick1881 · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:45

lol, i considered switching it to 110volts but i think the explosion will attract too much attention.

I think blanking the HD will just get IT to re-install.

Foehammer2003 · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:53

you could always snap a capacitor or two off?

EDIT: just realised 'without damage' :rolleyes:

still they might not notice

Nick1881 · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:57

Most of the caps look like they are ready to pop anyway.

I'll have a look in the bios tomorrow, hopefully I can give it some volts, otherwise I might have to induce my own with a variable bench psu.

Thanks guys

Sinny · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:57

MikeHunt79 said:
Wee on it while it's running prime95

Then do a 5curler on the keyboard

and kill yourself

, put a very high demanding game/demo on a usb/cd and play it on a very high res while running orthos, killed my old celeron doing that.

tsj · 11 Jun 2007 at 23:59

send it to me... ill mess it up for ya... why dont u just wave a magnet over it while its on... will cause a fire... do NOT attempt

stickroad · 12 Jun 2007 at 00:02

Open the system up, stick aload of powerful magnets in their, close it all up, get a really, really long stick stand back and turn it on.

tsj · 12 Jun 2007 at 00:03

stickroad said:
Open the system up, stick aload of powerful magnets in their, close it all up, get a really, really long stick stand back and turn it on.

nice... u can read my post

Justintime · 12 Jun 2007 at 00:21

Yea the magnets will add a lot of weight to the case and do....nothing. Why not secretly put another 128 or 256 RAM in there? seems like the biggest bottleneck.