Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:15:33 +0200 From: Tore Lund <toreld@netscape.net> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cpu usage Message-ID: <453D14D5.2000203@netscape.net> In-Reply-To: <20061023183958.GA31571@lordcow.org> References: <20061023162352.GA30413@lordcow.org> <200610231656.k9NGug1p065806@lurza.secnetix.de> <20061023183958.GA31571@lordcow.org>
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gareth wrote:
>
> On Mon 2006-10-23 (18:57), Roland Smith wrote:
>> Forgot the thermal paste between the CPU and the fan?
>> Overclocked the CPU?
>
> nope ;) i built this machine 3 years ago i think, whenever the 2600+'s
> came out. it's only been giving trouble in the past few months.
I have an XP 2200 in a normal ATX box with no extra fans. I have to
change thermal paste about once a year. Even so, I monitor the
temperature closely in the summertime and increase fan speed whenever
necessary. So there is a chance that your cooler simply needs fresh
thermal paste after 3 years.
--
Tore
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