On Sun 08 May 05, 8:05 PM, Bill Kendrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Sun, May 08, 2005 at 05:47:14PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > on Sun, May 08, 2005 at 12:58:34PM -0700, tech_dev(Alex Mandel) > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > <snip> > > > > > The other thing to think about although this is nit picky is to look > > > at the case cooling situation. Dell is very bad about this. You can > > > download a free program(for home use) called Everest to check the ram > > > performance and CPU temp. > > > > Cooling won't affect performance. It will affect component longevity. > > I think the idea here may be that some CPUs can slow themselves down if > they get too hot, or something. Maybe I'm thinking of laptops? > Maybe I should stop pretending to know anything about modern PC > capabilities. ;^) It's called CPU throttling. There are a few different approaches, but many of them work by essentially letting the CPU run at full speed while inserting NOPs to reduce heat generation. Apparently, NOPs generate less heat. :)
CPU throttling... it's not just for laptops anymore. Pete -- Every theory is killed sooner or later, but if the theory has good in it, that good is embodied and continued in the next theory. -- Albert Einstein GPG Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
