RE: temperature standard - global config option?

L. K.
2001-06-09T09:31:41Z

> > From: L. K. [mailto:lk@Aniela.EU.ORG]
> > I really do not belive that for a CPU or a motherboard +- 1
> > degree would make any difference.
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> You haven't pushed your system, or run it in a hostile
> environment then. There are many places where systems are run
> right up to the edge of thermal breakdown, and it's a firm
> requirement to know exactly what that edge is.
>
I didn't pushed my system because I belive it performs well without
overclocking. There are a lot of chances to fry the chip, and for this
reason I use my system at the frequency my manufacturer gave it to me.

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> > If a CPU runs fine at, say, 37 degrees C, I do not belive it
> > will have any problems running at 38 or 36 degrees. I support
> > the ideea of having very good sensors for temperature
> > monitoring, but CPU and motherboard temperature do not depend
> > on the rise of the temperature of 1 degree, but when the
> > temperature rises 10 or more degrees. I hope you understand
> > what I want to say.
>
> I have a CPU that runs great up to 43C, and shuts down hard at 44C
> so I obviously want to know how close I am to that. I don't want
> rounding errors to get in the way, and I don't want changes
> between kernel revs to affect it either.
>

It might be as you say, but I really do not belive that your chip will fry
at 44C. I never seen a chip that fried becasue the temperature was 1
degree greater that the one it supposed to work at. And I worked with a
lot of CPU's and motherboards.

> If we've got the bitspace, keep the counters as granular as
> possible within the useable range that we're designing for.
>
> counter = .01 * degrees kelvin
>

I said, and now I'll say it again: I support the ideea of having very high
precission, BUT this is not the case for personal computer, this may
concern high-end systems that must run in a controlled environment at a
fixed temperature.

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