On Tue, 2006-12-12 at 10:43 +0900, Edward Dekkers wrote: > > Linux may make your CPU work hard, but it shouldn't cause it to overheat > > if the hardware is otherwise OK. See the other posts in this thread. > > And there is the key. > > Even if you were to run your processor 100% usage 24/7. If the hardware > is properly cooled, you will never overheat. The answer is never going > to be "Let's stop the CPU reaching 100% usage, because that will CAUSE > overheating". Overheating is caused by poor thermal solutions. > > Software is not responsible for poor thermal solutions. > > Things I have discovered: > > 1> A dust caked heatsink on a Northwood or Prescott CPU can make the > temperature jump from a stressed 55 Celsius to as much as 76 Celsius > when stressed, causing the BIOS to kick in and prevent overheating (the > result being different for different motherboards). > > 2> Simply adding cheap case fans does bring the temperature down a > little, adds a lot more noise, but most importantly DOES NOT prevent CPU > overheating. No matter how good the air circulating around the > fan/heatsink, an improperly functioning fan/heatsink (i.e. covered with > dust), will simply have to be dusted or replaced. > > 3> Zalman! I've played with Thermaltake, Coolermaster and Zalman CPU > fan/heatsinks and it always seems to me the Zalman's are not only the > coolest, but the quietest as well. For point 1 above, where I was > getting 55 Celsius stressed temperature for a new CPU and 76 Celsius > after a year or so in the dust, no matter how much I stress that machine > now, I cannot get the CPU temp above 43 Celsius, after fitting an $AU80 > Zalman. Expensive I know, but the results are SO worth it. > > My experience in a nutshell after 9 years of business - take it or leave it. > > Regards, > Ed. > Good enough to save... Do you think you'll get a commission from Zalman? ;-) Regards, Les H
