[PLUG] Keeping temperatures down when compiling large programs

[Rich Shepard]

On Fri, 18 Jan 2019, Daniel Hedlund wrote:

> 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.

Daniel,

   Yes, it's probably old, degraded thermal paste. I can shut it down Sunday,
let it cool, and replace the paste with the Arctic Silver I have. This had
not occurred to me. Thanks for the suggestion.

Regards,

Rich