On Die, 2004-02-17 at 10:11, Nano Nano wrote: > I've overclocked my 3.2Ghz to 3.68Ghz with proper but extremely loud CPU > fan. [1]. My goal is to lever let my heatsink temp. exceed 53 > celsius [2]. [...] > I can sleep near a quiet PC and be confident that it will never go above > the mid-40s as long as heavy loads aren't unexpectedly generated.
As for 'unexpected' tasks, look at /etc/cron.* (daily, monthly, etc). Alternative solutions: As I understand it, you sleep almost on top of the machine and want it to keep running 24/7. Why you want to do this is none of my business, but apparently you won't do much number-crunching. Plan A: the return of the Turbo switch -- I don't know if this works on modern hardware, but if you've got jumpers for the system clock, it may be an option to connect them to a switch on the case front. >From my experience, this won't fry any chips. At worst, the system hangs. Plan B: get a 'dedicated server' -- as CPU load doesn't seem to be an issue, any old box will do. Many modern heatsinks still fit on a socket7, I've got a P133 running without fan that way. This will likely draw more costs, however, for more RAM and a big heatsink and network and whatnot, and might lead you into trouble when you want a newer (big and silent) disk. When I was satisfied with my old Pentium box, I had spent enough money that I could have picked one of these VIA Epia boards right from the start. cu, Schnobs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
