Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3031 mails)

[Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Basil Chupin wrote:

> > I've tried to find some recommendations on the CPU-temperature, but
> > I'm not having much luck.
>
> If you go to the AMD site you will find the specs for the various CPUs
> they make and the (max) temperature at which they are designed to
> operate.

Yep, you're right, I found it.  The Phenom is listed at max 70C
operating temperature.  So assuming the measurements are correct, the
CPU has been well within the range when it's been running at 50-60C.

> > Also, I would have thought the heatsink supplied by AMD for the
> > Phenom would be sufficient for 4 cores - but maybe not.
> >   
>
> Nope. They provide the minimum required but it is really up to you to
> ensure that the correct heatsink is installed to suit your local
> conditions.

Well, unless my "local conditions" are very, very different from "normal
conditions", I'd expect the supplied heatsink+fan to provide adequate
cooling.  The machine is a desktop, operating in a desktop/miditower
cabinet and at room temperature.  Besides, the CPU isn't overheating. 

Anyway, the board is going back now - I'm wondering if Gigabyte knows
that this board might be a little flaky.  Otherwise I don't think they
would have agreed to a return so quickly. 

Watch this space.


/Per Jessen, Zürich

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