At 2:48 PM -0400 8/9/01, Albert D'Amanda wrote:
>On Thursday, August 9, 2001, at 01:01 PM, Tim Collier wrote:
>
>>Answer: Yes. Temperatures as high as 57-60�C are acceptable. When the
>>temperature gets up to the 65� range, then I should start to worry.
This is high. Have you tried different utilities to test this? Some
of them vary.
>
>BTW. With my 7600 / Sonnet Crescendo 400MHz/1MB/ two internal 7200
>rpm hard drives and two internal fans , Metronome measured 28C with
>a room ambient of 22C.
Wow, you're lucky to have an ambient of 22C in the middle of summer.
My ambient's up to 32C these days. The G3's at least 36C+. I think my
Barracuda generates more heat than the card anyway.
Just curious, what are you're 7200 rpm drives?
>
> I will bet that there are plenty of heat sensitive components on
>the mother board that would be(are) very unhappy living in a
>continuous 57--60C environment
Although I do agree heat is an enemy (it's amazing they can handle
60C (140F)), the toll this enemy takes, and for how long is the big
question.
Within three years, if your processor card blows up, at whatever
temperature, Sonnet will replace it. So if the rest of your computer
hasn't melted as a result, you're still in business.
Personally, if I'm still using my 8500 with it's G3/400 in 2004, I'll
shoot myself.
_
Andrew
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