Stopping my Windows 98 Machine from Burning down the House - Fan and Cooling upgrades https://tube.devwithzachary.com/videos/watch/308ecbf2-d44f-4584-820e-7c6c6ffc3ab8 My compact Compaq Windows 98 rig was running dangerously hot. With a 1GHz Pentium 3 and an FX 5200 packed into such a small chassis, thermals were always going to be tight, but something was clearly wrong. I set out to replace the stock cooling with modern, quiet Noctua fans, only to uncover the real culprit: the power supply fan was completely dead because it was never plugged in at all. Once the PSU was sorted, I put cooling to the test. We compare an all-copper CPU heatsink against the stock heatsink fitted with a custom Noctua fan to find the best thermal balance. Finally, we put the finished, whisper-quiet Windows 98 sleeper rig through its paces with some classic Half-Life gameplay. ❤️ Want to support the channel? If you enjoy the videos and want to help me keep making more, consider supporting on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DevWithZachary Every bit of support goes a long way, thank you! 📱 Follow Me Online: Discord: https://discord.gg/QdT9yCrKmV Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@devwithzachary Travel: https://www.youtube.com/@FlyWithZachary Peertube: https://tube.devwithzachary.com/ Mastodon: https://social.devwithzachary.com/@zachary TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@devwithzachary LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-mg-powell/ 🔗 All Links: https://devwithzachary.com ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:55 The Big Issue: Heat 02:56 Replacing the PSU Fan 07:25 Stress Testing 10:12 Testing the Copper CPU Heatsink 14:22 Final Setup 15:02 Half-Life Gameplay 20:02 Final Thoughts Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:02:18 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube.devwithzachary.com Stopping my Windows 98 Machine from Burning down the House - Fan and Cooling upgrades https://tube.devwithzachary.com/lazy-static/avatars/98d38527-3182-4149-b430-6872710ae157.jpg https://tube.devwithzachary.com/videos/watch/308ecbf2-d44f-4584-820e-7c6c6ffc3ab8 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube.devwithzachary.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.