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Date:      Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:46:26 -0800
From:      Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
To:        "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>, Dimitry Andric <dimitry@andric.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: detecting overheating processors?
Message-ID:  <200403021746.26177.wes@softweyr.com>
In-Reply-To: <81725.1078252607@critter.freebsd.dk>
References:  <81725.1078252607@critter.freebsd.dk>

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On Tuesday 02 March 2004 10:36, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>
> It used to be the case that buildworld would stress a CPU, but with
> all the specialty circuitry put into CPUs these days, buildworld
> probably ends up using the MMX and SSE extension silicon as a
> heatsink.
>
> A real stress-test would be something which engages bus-interface,
> integer, floating point and preferably any "extensions" as well.

Audio/video codecs?  I've noticed lately when ripping (gotta love that 
phrase) CDs on my Athlon the room gets noticeably warm.  I haven't tracked 
cpu temps; I'll try to remember to do so when the next rip-a-thon happens.

-- 
         "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                              wes@softweyr.com




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