Somewhere on teh intarwebs Stephen Worthington wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:44:38 -0800 (PST), starlyte
> <> wrote:
>
>> On Jan 11, 1:39 pm, "~misfit~" <sore_n_ha...@yahoo-nospam.com.au>
>> wrote:
>>> Somewhere on teh intarwebs starlyte wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jan 9, 5:28 pm, "~misfit~" <sore_n_ha...@yahoo-nospam.com.au>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Somewhere on teh intarwebs starlyte wrote:
>>>>> [snip]
>>>
>>>>>> my problem with this is once she exits out of IE the wineserver
>>>>>> cranks up to 100% cpu usage on one core. While it does not
>>>>>> adversly affect the laptops usefulness. it does make it hot and
>>>>>> at times the machine shuts it self off as its reached 100
>>>>>> degrees (feature, not a problem) off hand i cant remember the
>>>>>> exact specs. but its not a little guy intel dual core T7xx
>>>>>> series cpu
>>>
>>>>> I'd be curious to know what manufacurer put a CPU into a laptop
>>>>> that can't even be used much over 50% of it's potential without it
>>>>> shutting down due to thermal overload and having you think that
>>>>> it's a frickin' FEATURE!. That's some damn good marketing. Either
>>>>> that or you've compromisd the cooling by letting it get dusty or
>>>>> whatever inside.
>>>
>>>>> My Intel T7400 (2.13GHz) Core2Duo in this T60 ThinkPad can run
>>>>> both cores 100% (Prime95 et al) and the die temp doesn't go over
>>>>> 75 degrees. Sure, the fan gets loud but the CPU doesn't even get
>>>>> near Intel's trhermal throttling range let alone shutdown.
>>>
>>>> this is more then likely the way we use the laptop... it often
>>>> sits on the arm of a couch.. so it does not get alot of air flow.
>>>> Sitting on a table im sure it will manage its temperatures just
>>>> fine. but my point really was that wine wont exit cleanly
>>>
>>> Does sitting it on the arm of the couch block a vent? If not it is
>>> likely to allow *more* air circulation than sitting flat on a table
>>> would.
>>>
>>> You didn't answer my question.....
>>> --
>>> Shaun.
>>>
>>> "Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him
>>> and he's warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchet, 'Jingo'.
>>
>> there are vents around the sides and also underneath. It also has
>> feet, So sitting on its feet allows the bottom vent actually vent.
>> Its often smothered by the couch
>> i dont believe there is any fault of the hardware... so i dont think
>> i need to name and shame the brand
>
> OK, so you are blocking the airflow. That is living very dangerously.
> Sure, it has thermal shutdown capability, but relying on that too
> often is very likely to get you a burned out CPU. Read the fine print
> and you will find that they do not guarantee that the thermal shutdown
> will save the CPU. All it takes is just one junction to go over
> temperature for long enough and the chip is junk.
Yup. Not to mention the extra heat that the HDD and battery have to put up
with. This really is a recipe for accelerated aging at the best,
catastrophic failure at the worst.
> You really need to
> consider using it differently. I have a piece of particle board under
> mine when I use it on top of my bed.
I agree. I have a piece of MDF in my laptop bag in case I need it to put
under the laptop when it's away from the desk.
--
Cheers,
Shaun.
"Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him and he's
warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchet, 'Jingo'.
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