Guy Van Sanden wrote:
It should cool the CPU down to about 30°-40°C (specially when idle), but my CPU is constantly running at 56°C - 60°C...
If you are using the 'sensors' package to measure the temperature, make sure you modify the configuration file for the type of sensors you have. The values read from those chips have to be scaled. You could verify them by going into the BIOS an monitoring the temperature readings there.
Even when idle (same on full load). I thought the kapmd-idle thread would keep it cool? But that guy claims that isn't so for an Athlon (only Intel).
I don't know about that.
He also claims that this temperature can do no harm to my CPU, but I doubt that. Searching the internet indicates that
Higher temperatures means shorter life.
I also fear that the CPU might be a lower type (1-1.2, overclocked to 1.333), is there any way to check this?
Take a look at the chip. -- Rafael