[wellylug] OT: CPU Temperature
Cliff Pratt
enkidu at cliffp.com
Fri Oct 14 19:46:35 NZDT 2005
Brent Wood wrote:
>
> --- Jamie Dobbs <jamie.dobbs at orcon.net.nz> wrote:
>
>
>>Did you mean to say something here or did you just hit the send button too
>>quickly? :-D
>
>
> I was gonna say that a BIOS upgrade probably won't change the real temperature,
> but may change the reported temperature. & yes, I was trying to do too many
> things at once- send was not intended right then :-)
>
> Also note, a normal HSF will tend to keep the temp roughly X deg below ambient.
> So a core temp of 65 at 20C may well hit 75 at ambient 30C. So a nice warm room
> is not the best solution.
>
That reminds me, is it usually possible to remove (and
clean) the CPU fan without dislodging the CPU?
Cheers,
Cliff
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