> If you have a CPU which turns off an inactive floating-point unit,
> you may well be only about halfway between ambient and "normal"
> operating temperature by the time the system's finished booting. Even
> if the boot time is long compared with the thermal inertia time
> constant.
indeed, my p3 coppermine goes from 85F when sitting in win2000 doing typical
stuff to 115F in a matter of maybe 60 seconds when running prime95. stop
prime95, and it cools right back down in seconds. Ambient motherboard temp
is 75F with a 68F room temp this morning.
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