[PLUG] Keeping temperatures down when compiling large programs

Russell Senior russell at personaltelco.net
Fri Jan 18 22:05:58 UTC 2019


Step 0, check to see that the fan is spinning freely and that the box and
heatsink are not clogged with dust.

On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 1:48 PM Daniel Hedlund <daniel at digitree.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 1:12 PM Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>
> wrote:
>
> >    My older, 32-bit desktop tends to overheat the both CPU cores when
> > building really large applications from source. Would removing the case
> > side
> > help? What about blowing compressed air from a can on the CPU (and
> > motherboard)?
> >
>
> Assuming you've checked the CPU fan is still in good order, then you might
> try taking the heatsink off and reapplying some fresh thermal paste; my
> understanding is that it can degrade in performance over time, or just have
> been poorly applied to begin with.  If you notice the inside of the case
> gets pretty hot, then you might want to invest in additional case fans.  If
> the CPU is still getting too hot and you're experiencing shutdowns, you
> could also investigate using tools like thermald or cpupower to limit the
> temperature/frequency.  The arch wiki (
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CPU_frequency_scaling) is a good
> starting point even if not running arch.
>
> Opening the case and pointing a desk fan can help, but it's definitely a
> crutch and may still not work that well if it's an issue with the thermal
> paste degrading over the years.
>
> Cheers,
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