> > > Russell Davie wrote: > > > Linux runs the athlon 1.2GHz in this box to a steamy 46.5C > > This is hot? My athlon (xp1600+) consistantly runs in the mid to high > fifties and creeps into the high sixties and (rarely) low seventies on a > hot summers day (on Windows XP also). This is despite having a larger > heatsink and fan fitted to the cpu and having extra case fans fitted. I > was reassured that these temps are ok, is this the case? >
These temperatures are within acceptable operating temperatures. Check here, http://www.heatsink-guide.com/maxtemp.htm You may need to know about measurements corrections here, http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/2623 7.PDF Oscar Plameras http://www.acay.com.au/~oscarp/disclaimer.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
