At 09:06 -0500 01/10/2003, Eric Alstrom wrote: >on 1/9/03 4:23 PM, Frederick Silliman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> snip... snip... snip... >> According the PowerLogix Profiler, the fan keeps things at a >>steady 32 deg C. > >How hot/cool should a computer run at? I have a Sonnet upgrade card which >includes a little utility to gauge the speed and heat, among other things, >of the CPU. I'm not at my home computer right now so I can't remember the >exact readings, but it usually seems to be in the high 30's deg. C. What >happens if it gets hotter? Should I look for a second fan to install if it >is too hot? And what is the optimum temperature for a CPU?
The temperature reports from those utilities are not accurate. The only conclusions you can draw from them are about *changes* in temperatures, not about the actual absolute temperature. Some of them actually give readings below room temperature which is clearly impossible. So you really have no way of knowing if it's high 30's, mid 30's or even low 50's. However, if it says 38 today and you change something and it reads 42 tomorrow, then you probably really have experienced a 4 degree increase. You just won't know whether you've landed at 42 or 32 or 52 or points between. Jeff Walther -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
