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WilhelmGGW
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On my Dell Mini 9, solid state laptop, Atom processor, Ubuntu OS -- I just installed the computertemp temperature monitor applet for GNOME. It reads ACPI that the computer -- with BOINC running -- runs at about 130°. When running other programs, too, it will run in the 140-150° range, with spikes to 160°.
Is this too hot? Should I be looking to throttle back my BOINC or pause it while I'm doing other work? I have the same applet installed on my desktop with Ubuntu OS, and it runs constantly at 104°. |
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Over boiling point? What are you doing, disabling all the cooling?
Or are you using some crazy temperature scale based on the blood temperature of a horse? |
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WilhelmGGW
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Over boiling point? What are you doing, disabling all the cooling? Or are you using some crazy temperature scale based on the blood temperature of a horse? Maybe just Fahrenheit (instead of Centigrade)? Room temperature is about 70°F. |
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Former Member
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Safe and maximum operating temperatures are specified in celcius, so you may want to change the display setting for your applet.
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most of the programs dont read corectly on lots of laptops....
they lie its because they do not have all the sensors and hardware that desktops do,,, simply put theres no room.. try a program called cpu-z thats the temp to watch , but the atoms dont get very hot at all.... |
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WilhelmGGW
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Over boiling point? What are you doing, disabling all the cooling? Or are you using some crazy temperature scale based on the blood temperature of a horse? Let's see: [°C] = ([°F] − 32) × 5⁄9 130°F = 54.4°C 160°F = 71.1°C Does that help, Didactylos? |
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Former Member
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54 Celsius while running BOINC doesn't sound too hot at all. I'm no expert on mini laptops, but my normal laptop doesn't even spin up the fan to higher speeds until it gets above 60.
My laptop can handle 70 degrees aswell without much problem, although it does get noisy, so I prefer to keep it under 60. |
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damir1978
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Why do you use Fahrenheit?
----------------------------------------Cant you be normal... like everybody ???!!!??? Just kidding.  |
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