What are the Dell system specs? ( Heatsink on a CPU? .... How old is this system ? )
On 04/19/2018 08:22 PM, R0b0t1 wrote: > I was compiling Gentoo, as is custom, but found my old new server to > be thermal cycling wildly. The fans will turn on full blast and > machine check errors will be generated if I use approximately more > than one third to half of the cores. The cores then throttle > themselves, only to immediately overheat once the throttle lifts. This > seems to persist on Windows, though Windows seems to be much more > conservative in its CPU usage, and triggers MCEs less. > > Any suggestions? I repasted the CPU and heatsink interface, and the > machine is not loaded with dust. It was hardly ever used. The MCEs > seem to be a "normal" part of operation, though less normal on > Windows. > > Is there a way to at least mimic the conservative CPU usage that > Windows exhibits? > > Cheers, > R0b0t1 >
