From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 5 09:34:07 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E450A37 for ; Mon, 5 Aug 2013 09:34:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwmaillists@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-wg0-x232.google.com (mail-wg0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c00::232]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A54C021C2 for ; Mon, 5 Aug 2013 09:34:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wg0-f50.google.com with SMTP id m15so2249626wgh.5 for ; Mon, 05 Aug 2013 02:34:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=8OcX6isJaHeJOASO2nd/y8R2vBQRN01ISNbteR1HJqA=; b=MWeW+DYyzgWwtHntUQyhGCa57Rmfm4ATOQNUBom7U5yG0boD/84xRLXVkVndfyBT6h PqLzBaWNzIVOpCU/FVHVRUKlmqeb6oppgzUWoNuRLhfwaQlA5xQ3naYrMg/WJqTJV5qz 1a602b2OSrFQHohU/or0DT/5V1fh8HppRngl/0WTwCB3lWzrscxcCtUOYKlktKUAMplp qiIKKsw+k2se7OL9asmqR09hui0Af3vP4CZ5Jo1jdqa+MGiFrIgN1DFeNgrdO1jKIr0f knJECBV/X1DJb0lb2Vuv5F00T1tmw49yoEoFoHTJnHS1ckGSQaW4yz7UyX6zBLAB5VMT ZLIw== X-Received: by 10.180.198.146 with SMTP id jc18mr6086288wic.61.1375695244885; Mon, 05 Aug 2013 02:34:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gumby.homeunix.com (87-194-105-247.bethere.co.uk. [87.194.105.247]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id jf9sm20149683wic.5.2013.08.05.02.34.03 for (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 05 Aug 2013 02:34:04 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 10:34:02 +0100 From: RW To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD Phenom II X4 temperature issues (was Re: hardware monitor) Message-ID: <20130805103402.48efec84@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <456BD576767548F79AC485F631037119@geniepc2011> References: <51FEBE38.2000202@blackfoot.net> <20130804231548.dbb1fd2e.freebsd@edvax.de> <51FEE23D.3020402@blackfoot.net> <9CA2343F-172A-4B5C-A8BC-CC6F24B30617@mac.com> <456BD576767548F79AC485F631037119@geniepc2011> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.0 (GTK+ 2.24.17; amd64-portbld-freebsd10.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 09:34:07 -0000 On Mon, 5 Aug 2013 10:33:55 +0400 Eugene wrote: > Hello Gary, > > Also make sure there is no packed dirt on the heatsink -- I don't > know about AMDs, but older Intel heatsinks often tend to accumulate a > paper-like layer of dirt on the 'top' of heatsink grid, blocking the > airflow. I once had several thermal shutdowns on my home PC before I > found that. This does not seem to happen with newer heatsinks so they > must have changed the design somehow =) I had a AMD Phenom II X4 and it had exactly that problem. Every few months I had to remove the fan to get a brush into the fins. An idle temperature of 45 C sounds about right for one that's been neglected.