I <3 clear sides.

[Brinson]

I looked over at my pc and noticed the heatsink fan wasn't spinning. I type the sensors command (linux) and my cpu is at like 87 celsius (yikes!)...so I turn it off and open it up...a fecking cable had fallen in the path of the fan and stopped it.

So I fix it and...

coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1:      +24°C  (high =   +85°C)

I think clear sides prolly saved my pc, heh.

 

[peterhuang913]

You mean the side of the case with Plexiglases or acrylic? Also, what distro are you running?

 

[Brinson]

Plexiglass. Not like it mattered, though, it saved me because I could see through it and notice the heatsink fan wasn't spinning.

Running Ubuntu Studio 7.10.

 

[peterhuang913]

Well, I have a metal case and if my HSF wasn't spinning, it'd be quiet.

 

[Disillusion]

Your CPU would have throttled and eventually the computer would have shutdown if it got too hot. You would have been fine, just would have taken a little longer to figure out the problem.

 

[Akubane]

i cant hear my hsf >< this case is almost a curse haha.

 

[veedubfreak]

Oddly enough, the heatsink fan on my e2180 almost never spins. The af7 is enough to keep it cool without having to spin up the fan. I guess it helps that its sitting right next to the patio door and its only like 20F outside.

 

[hmammen]

The fan on my opteron only spins up when the temps reach above 38 C which is usually only when i am gaming.

 

[veedubfreak]

Ya, the 2180 at 2ghz(stock) idles at 20C. Its rediculously cool.

 

[Vaanish]

Ya, the 2180 at 2ghz(stock) idles at 20C. Its rediculously cool.

Thats crazy! Whats the performance of that chip at stock like? Im planning to put it in a build for a friend.