6 Jan
2009
6 Jan
'09
1:59 a.m.
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Joseph L. Casale JCasale@activenetwerx.com wrote:
I read something in a forum, that said the CPU temperature can go to 100 C., in a few seconds, but I now wonder if that is true or not.
Yeah, turn on a machine w/o a heatsink :) In a couple of seconds it will get so hot that you can't touch it and the internal safety threshold on the proc will shut it down. I suspect the mobo might have a bios that can control the fan speed and the hysteresis or whatever technique it uses to control reaction time. My Asus has this IIRC...
I won't take off the heatsink, but now I have a lot of appreciation for the one Dell put onto the CPU in this box. The Shroud was extremely cool, when touched. :-)