From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 10 00:09:29 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BFAE1065671 for ; Sat, 10 May 2008 00:09:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nlandys@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.159]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 819A68FC12 for ; Sat, 10 May 2008 00:09:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nlandys@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so3080096fgb.35 for ; Fri, 09 May 2008 17:09:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=1HMg7c1XpDkmU7lnYh+5FCsbt1xBXhmXLjlI72eiMbE=; b=K5NxgMmZu9TCoL9BK7nWSkogo/z42BIfWZvlveFEqkZtqy5TJsV81EkXqcfwnsBoP5fBiDL0jXhOGTAF7sqtZPiHtha6ujHHzzsu1HXYFS/bMjMyZlLuK2ZzRPV3V/LU8KwBkiTjj8XaGMZ4MPuVfk257Pa3gnuODK4xroFNUrI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=JItaJVh+GOYQ41A8l4xmExxWg0uzjl2EFGEUpafIXMX/z0rsf4LwdWpYe2uU2h6Ypq5iJla4TRvYiAbthF/4SMVZwLyS/w1y/TJnPbRFokdSRUIZHl/rR0W/Zr3unytfr1B3WbsOIz4tn8Rtl9A75zKknMpmiGkdjOErH1GvaqM= Received: by 10.82.188.15 with SMTP id l15mr626384buf.74.1210378166947; Fri, 09 May 2008 17:09:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.82.154.1 with HTTP; Fri, 9 May 2008 17:09:26 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <560f92640805091709g63286ca6v72e4ee7098803acc@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 17:09:26 -0700 From: "Nerius Landys" To: xSAPPYx In-Reply-To: <8206ae960805091603g39e1f857ld0531641f13dbb5@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <560f92640805081955m3219d3d3k26946a3ad5d86b1b@mail.gmail.com> <4a89d1190805082310o5f957871w6f211bc4d9942768@mail.gmail.com> <20080509090729.G87682@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <4a89d1190805090014i5a7c6e62ud0725909b7cff222@mail.gmail.com> <8206ae960805091603g39e1f857ld0531641f13dbb5@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Christian Zachariasen , FreeBSD Mailing Lists , Wojciech Puchar Subject: Re: coretemp 70C = CPU too hot? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 00:09:29 -0000 Thanks for all the replies guys. I called the manufacturer and it turns out that there's a manual speed controller on the CPU fan. I'm going to take the top off my case and crank it up all the way at my first opportunity. That will at least help a little bit. Thanks again. I still think 70 Celcius is too high. On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 4:03 PM, xSAPPYx wrote: > Also something to keep in mind, most (all?) new procs have thermal > cuttoffs that will kill themselves before any damage happens. If you > box hasn't shut down in weird ways or underclocked itself, you are > probably good to go. It's something to keep your eye on, but I > wouldn't worry too much about it if you aren't experiencing any > problems. > > > On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 12:14 AM, Christian Zachariasen > wrote: > > On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Wojciech Puchar < > > wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote: > > > >> As with so many other things in the computer world, it depends. With no > >>> case > >>> fans, it's weird that the computer gets colder if it has something > above > >>> and > >>> > >> > >> no it's not. the machines above and below has proper cooling, and > transfers > >> this machine heat by conduction - rack cases are mostly metal and > conduct > >> heat well. > > > > > > I've very little experience with computers in racks, but if the machines > are > > actually touching, then yes, this could be the case. > > > > The 65 C temperature a previous poster was talking about is not the > maximum > > operating temperature for the actual processor, it's the maximum > temperature > > in the case while the computer is operating. As far as I know CPU > > temperatures are measured on the actual processor die, and the case > > temperature will normally be *much* lower. > > > > Christian Zachariasen > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >