Rob. It is an and CPU. Should I disesemble..remove heatsink..apply cooling..shall I try this? <div class="gmail_quote">> On 03/10/10 12:40, Stephen Garton wrote: >> My work laptop is a reasonably new (2 years old) dual core unit, and >> regularly runs at >70C (normally when running Java apps or converting >> video. I have to set the CPU frequency to 2/3 to get it to cool down! >> >> sheepeatingtaz > > The problem with laptops is that due to the limited space inside the > unit the heatsink and fan isn't very big. For instance I have an Acer > Aspire 2920 (12.1" notebook with Core 2 Duo 2GHz), when it's running at > full speed it does get hot and the fans kick in but the actual heatsink > and fan assembly is quite small, less metal than what you'd get with a > stock fan on a desktop. > > I'm assuming here that Javadayaz has a desktop, and a desktop running at > high temperatures like that isn't going to do it much good. If he's got > an Intel CPU then the CPU will throttle down to a slower speed to cool > down a bit but AFAIK if it's an AMD CPU it won't throttle down, at least > not by much unless Cool 'n' Quiet is enabled. > > Rob > > -- > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> > <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a> </div>