On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 01:15:45PM -0800, emory exclaimed: >I have the same setup (Celeron D 2.6 GHz, pundit R, 7200 RPM HD, >SBLive) and I get a about 49 C at maximum CPU, and the fan speed goes >up to 2800 RPM or so. I tried to put arctic silver on, but it didn't >really seem to help much. > >One thing that I found helps is to make sure the IDE cable from the HD >and CDROM drive is tucked away underneath the hard drive and not >obstructing the PSU fan. This probably increases the HD temperature, >but it allows the air flow to be better. > >In general, I agree with the responses to this post: the celeron D >just generates way too much heat to be run quietly in the Pundit-R. > >thanks for posting this, though. I was wondering about other people's >temperatures as well. > >while we're comparing numbers, what kind of cpu usage do you get when >watching TV on myth? I get around 35% when using the TV out, which >seems a little high for what other people have mentioned.
Im running the 3.12 fglrx driver/kernel mod with XV working at 640x480 resolution. Watching tv/recordings puts me at about 15-20% utilization. I used the arch=pentium4 compile flag as well. When I put the arctic silver on I noticed the IDE cables so I have moved those away from the PSU. Tonight Im going to try running it in a more open area (its in a semi-confined space right now), I didn't move it when I added the arctic silver so I could see how much the thermal grease actually helped. 49C at full load is pretty good, maybe lapping my heatsink will shave another 2-3 degrees off. -Ryan
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