Cooking Bacon with an AMD Athlon - bit-tech.net Forums

azzybish · 2nd Nov 2009, 22:50

Me and my mate decided to put an old athlon to good use - bacon!

The cooker

No need for this anymore!

Fan officially retired

Health and safety would have a field day!

The mobo, complete with ridiculous amount of PCI slots....

Bacon. mmm......

Just a bit greasy. Not the best TIM im sure

Quite cooked, a bit crispy as well!

The aftermath. Slight discolouration in places, we suspect the fat might have short circuited it, or when we moved the bacon it ripped off a bit of the processor with its fatty glue

Original post

Squallers · 2nd Nov 2009, 23:08

Damn you must've been bored. Next time (if there is one) I would suggest fashoning some sort of rudimentary frying pan and putting it on there with a bit of TIM. It'll contain the fat, cook it more evenly and possibly stop the proc from dying.

However we can clearly conclude that bacon may well make quite a good heatsink as i seem to remember a video of an athlon exploding when the heatsink was removed.

But +rep for even thinking about it

oliverw92 · 2nd Nov 2009, 23:09

OI will stop stealing my thunder! For everyones information, my athlon and motherboard and PSU

Also my breakfast on there...

s1n1s · 2nd Nov 2009, 23:18

that is quite epic, I wonder what other components can cook

The_Beast · 2nd Nov 2009, 23:33

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Originally Posted by s1n1s

that is quite epic, I wonder what other components can cook

I'd say anything if it ran long enough

Gunsmith · 2nd Nov 2009, 23:37

sorry kids, you are quite a few years too late

cooking with athlons

crompers · 2nd Nov 2009, 23:38

ive seen a 9800X2 with a frying pan on top cook an egg, actually cook it as well. i think it was oc'd with the fan at 10% running furmark

TheMusician · 2nd Nov 2009, 23:57

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Originally Posted by Gunsmith

sorry kids, you are quite a few years too late

cooking with athlons

What's brown sauce?

crompers · 3rd Nov 2009, 00:01

slightly spicey brown stuff that u have with a proper breakfast: i.e. back bacon (not streaky), sausages, two eggs, mushrooms, black pudding, baked beans and not a drop of maple syrup in sight

edit: toast and a milky brew

smc8788 · 3rd Nov 2009, 00:03

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Originally Posted by TheMusician

What's brown sauce?

The most vile substance known to mankind.

Slizza · 3rd Nov 2009, 00:38

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Originally Posted by smc8788

The most vile substance known to mankind.

Lies!
Brown sauce is awsome!

mrbungle · 3rd Nov 2009, 00:45

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Originally Posted by smc8788

The most vile substance known to mankind.

Slizza · 3rd Nov 2009, 01:24

AMD is on a roll these days .... *shame*

crompers · 3rd Nov 2009, 02:39

lolster!

TheMusician · 3rd Nov 2009, 02:45

Next time I visit London i'm going to try this so-called "Brown sauce" as well as the famed Branston Pickle relish that British folks love to talk about.

Oreon_237 · 3rd Nov 2009, 03:00

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Originally Posted by TheMusician

Next time I visit London i'm going to try this so-called "Brown sauce" as well as the famed Branston Pickle relish that British folks love to talk about.

branston pickle is the single best thing to put in meat sandwiches

Moriquendi · 3rd Nov 2009, 03:26

I think I remember a thread on another forums about a jar of marmite sent across the Atlantic to a US member who then posted his reaction to tasting it (along the lines of "Blugh, you people eat this stuff?!?"). It then got posted around the US to various members who posted their reactions too, all very similar, very funny.

Moriquendi

N00bbuilder79 · 3rd Nov 2009, 06:07

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Originally Posted by Oreon_237

branston pickle is the single best thing to put in meat sandwiches

And also Cheese Sarnies too Mmmmm!!

smc8788 · 3rd Nov 2009, 10:18

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Originally Posted by Oreon_237

branston pickle is the single best thing to put in meat sandwiches

Wrong again - that's the second most reprehensible substance known to man. Marmite is a close third.

What kind of forum is this? Are you all a bunch of masochists?

wormy · 3rd Nov 2009, 10:33

Brown sauce is ok but can't beat egg and bacon with tomato sauce. If anybody works on or near Fleet Street in London, I can recommend a very good place for it.

Do Athlons run very hot then? I'm contemplating sticking one in a machine for a friend (an Athlon II X4 620). Temp. wise, is a Phenom II X2 550 likely to be much cooler? (as a thankyou, best answer gets an egg and bacon roll or baguette, with sauce of their choice, bought by me (if you work on or near Fleet Street that is - soz to all others).

2nd Nov 2009, 22:50	#1
azzybish lawlz Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Surrey Posts: 57	Cooking Bacon with an AMD Athlon Me and my mate decided to put an old athlon to good use - bacon! The cooker No need for this anymore! Fan officially retired Health and safety would have a field day! The mobo, complete with ridiculous amount of PCI slots.... Bacon. mmm...... Just a bit greasy. Not the best TIM im sure Quite cooked, a bit crispy as well! The aftermath. Slight discolouration in places, we suspect the fat might have short circuited it, or when we moved the bacon it ripped off a bit of the processor with its fatty glue Original post __________________ just slightly twisted.

2nd Nov 2009, 23:08	#2
Squallers Shazam! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Stirling, Scotland Posts: 139	Damn you must've been bored. Next time (if there is one) I would suggest fashoning some sort of rudimentary frying pan and putting it on there with a bit of TIM. It'll contain the fat, cook it more evenly and possibly stop the proc from dying. However we can clearly conclude that bacon may well make quite a good heatsink as i seem to remember a video of an athlon exploding when the heatsink was removed. But +rep for even thinking about it __________________ The Beast: X2 4200+ @ 2.8ghz - Asus A8N-SLI - 8800GTS 512MB - 2GB Corsair PC3200 - 640GB WD HDD

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2nd Nov 2009, 23:37	#6
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crompers Dremedial Join Date: May 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 1,226	ive seen a 9800X2 with a frying pan on top cook an egg, actually cook it as well. i think it was oc'd with the fan at 10% running furmark __________________ \| Q6600 G0 @ 3.21ghz \| ACF7P \| GA-P31-DS3L \| 4GB HyperX 857mhz \| XFX GTX280 655/1210 \| WD 160GB \| Maxtor 250GB \| Black Gigabyte Aurora \| OCZ GameXStream 700W \| HP LP2475w \| AE Aego M 2.1 \| Roccat Kone \| Saitek Eclipse \| Steam: psycrompton PSN: crompers85

3rd Nov 2009, 00:01	#9
crompers Dremedial Join Date: May 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 1,226	slightly spicey brown stuff that u have with a proper breakfast: i.e. back bacon (not streaky), sausages, two eggs, mushrooms, black pudding, baked beans and not a drop of maple syrup in sight edit: toast and a milky brew __________________ \| Q6600 G0 @ 3.21ghz \| ACF7P \| GA-P31-DS3L \| 4GB HyperX 857mhz \| XFX GTX280 655/1210 \| WD 160GB \| Maxtor 250GB \| Black Gigabyte Aurora \| OCZ GameXStream 700W \| HP LP2475w \| AE Aego M 2.1 \| Roccat Kone \| Saitek Eclipse \| Steam: psycrompton PSN: crompers85

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3rd Nov 2009, 02:39	#14
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3rd Nov 2009, 02:45	#15
TheMusician Audio/Tech Enthusiast/Historian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern Virginia, US Posts: 168	Next time I visit London i'm going to try this so-called "Brown sauce" as well as the famed Branston Pickle relish that British folks love to talk about. __________________ My PC: Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 545, Motherboard: Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H, Memory: 4GB DDR2-1066, Graphics: XFX ATi Radeon HD4850 1GB, OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64

3rd Nov 2009, 03:26	#17
Moriquendi Bit Tech Biker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: SW Wales/Bristol Posts: 1,191	I think I remember a thread on another forums about a jar of marmite sent across the Atlantic to a US member who then posted his reaction to tasting it (along the lines of "Blugh, you people eat this stuff?!?"). It then got posted around the US to various members who posted their reactions too, all very similar, very funny. Moriquendi __________________ **** YOU TIM, two of my friends died clicking links like that. [Stickeh]

3rd Nov 2009, 10:33	#20
wormy Minimodder Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 20	Brown sauce is ok but can't beat egg and bacon with tomato sauce. If anybody works on or near Fleet Street in London, I can recommend a very good place for it. Do Athlons run very hot then? I'm contemplating sticking one in a machine for a friend (an Athlon II X4 620). Temp. wise, is a Phenom II X2 550 likely to be much cooler? (as a thankyou, best answer gets an egg and bacon roll or baguette, with sauce of their choice, bought by me (if you work on or near Fleet Street that is - soz to all others).