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Re: how to limit a CPU temperature?

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On 4/8/2023 8:01 PM, David Christensen wrote:
> On 4/8/23 07:17, songbird wrote:
>>    i have a program that has changed it's behavior to suddenly
>> become a CPU hog (while doing something simple like uploading
>> files for my website).  probably a bug, but it got me to
>> wondering how i could limit the CPU temperature to a range
>> well below the maximum that kicks in by the CPU itself.
>>
>>    i have an intel processor and it has the MAX which does
>> prevent it from going higher (100C), but i'd like to keep it
>> at 70C or lower.
>>
>>    i've been trying to find anything that will let me set this
>> but no luck yet in my searches.
>>
>>    thanks!  :)
>>
>>
>>    songbird
>
>
> Assuming the computer had a proper thermal solution when assembled, 
> the 100 C processor temperature indicates that the thermal paste 
> between the processor and its heat sink has gone bad.  I suggest 
> replacing it with silver-based thermal paste.
>
New paste yes, silver no.  That's out-of-date.  Silver is conductive.  
Silver paste is not superior to Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut or Arctic 
(maker of the most popular silver paste) MX-6. You want non-conductive, 
non-capacitive paste.


Mark Allums

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how to limit a CPU temperature? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-04-08 16:20 +0200
  Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-04-08 16:30 +0200
    Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? "tv.debian" <tv.debian@googlemail.com> - 2023-04-08 16:50 +0200
      Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-04-08 18:00 +0200
        Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2023-04-08 18:20 +0200
          Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-04-08 20:40 +0200
    Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? "Jeremy Nicoll" <jn.ml.dbi.73@letterboxes.org> - 2023-04-08 17:00 +0200
      Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2023-04-08 17:20 +0200
        Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-04-08 17:50 +0200
      Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-04-08 18:10 +0200
        Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2023-04-13 16:30 +0200
    Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-04-11 02:20 +0200
      Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2023-04-11 03:30 +0200
  Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? tom@myposts.ovh - 2023-04-08 16:30 +0200
    Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-04-08 18:10 +0200
  Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> - 2023-04-08 17:20 +0200
    Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2023-04-08 18:00 +0200
      Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? "Jeremy Nicoll" <jn.ml.dbi.73@letterboxes.org> - 2023-04-08 18:10 +0200
      [OFFTOPIC] Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-04-08 19:00 +0200
        Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> - 2023-04-08 19:20 +0200
          the front (was: " Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: how to limit a CPU temperature?") Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> - 2023-04-08 19:30 +0200
            Re: the front (was: " Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: how to limit a CPU temperature?") Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2023-04-08 20:00 +0200
              Re: the front (was: " Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: how to limit a CPU temperature?") Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> - 2023-04-08 20:10 +0200
        Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2023-04-09 01:00 +0200
  Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2023-04-08 22:10 +0200
  Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz> - 2023-04-09 02:30 +0200
  Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2023-04-09 03:10 +0200
    Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? Mark Allums <maa@allums.com> - 2023-04-09 05:20 +0200
      Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2023-04-10 01:50 +0200
  Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2023-04-09 14:30 +0200
    Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> - 2023-04-09 14:40 +0200
  Re: how to limit a CPU temperature? David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2023-04-10 04:20 +0200

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