[plug] Socket A cooling recommendations

[James Devenish]

In message <3F864D0F.8050701 at postnewspapers.com.au>
on Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 02:09:19PM +0800, Craig Ringer wrote:
> Definitely. 60 is OK, but I'd be reluctant to operate a machine with a 
> CPU temperature too much above that.

I've found that up to 65 is fine but most OSes do well to warn above 70,
with 80 seeming to be a common panic point for junction temperature in
various manufacturers' RISC chips.

> That'll be because many original pentiums shipped without cooling fans - 

Aha.

> My real concern would be for the PEOPLE

I assume you mean physical health rather than "they must be
mentally defective" :-)

I'm not sure that it matters too much. Impractical for desk jobs,
perhaps. Humidity can make a lot of difference for people (wetware!),
not sure about processors. OTOH I have become fairly thermophobic...
happiest when the ambient temperature is <<20C.


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