Taeric

The thermal limit for a CPU is a physical property of that CPU and is not dependent on the ambient temp. For example, if the manufacturer states that a given CPU is good up to 73°C, the CPU doesn't care if you keep your house freezing or if you live in the middle of the desert in the summer.

The point of this thread is that you can't judge the cooling performance of a heatsink or other cooling device without knowing both the load and ambient temps. A lot of people used to post things like "your HSF isn't working at all, reseat/replace/whatever" because of high load temps. When the ambient temp was also considered, the difference between the two gave a realistic assessment of performance. As you can see, this thread is quite old, and this concept is much better understood than it was when the thread was originally posted.

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boydyboyd

this makes me want to put my reserator in a fridge to experiment

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shawnjo

loll I should put my Tuniq in the freezer for a couple days, and then try benchies lol I wonder if it would actually work rofl

boydyboyd

i was considering putting it in a freezer, i have a spare chest freezer.

the only problem is the water might freeze, but maybe i can solve this with a higher overclock to thaw it!

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Muhahahaha

*facepalm*

ONCE AGAIN, A FRIDGE CANNOT BE USED TO COOL YOUR COMPUTER.

Have a nice day.

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boydyboyd

why? i would only put the reserator in the fridge, and leave all the fans in it.

anyway it doesnt matter now because i pointed my air purifier at it before i went out, came back and it was cold even though its folding.

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thealmightyone

a) The rate at which heat is produced is many times greater than the rate at which the fridge can remove it.
b) The compressor is not designed for 24/7 use.

boydyboyd

ahh i see, that did cross my mind.

how about... ahh sod it, ill stick to water. (maybe one day a non-conductive oil)

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nepas

anyone know which is my ambient temp from these?



nice to see another person from LEEDS on here

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boydyboyd

yeah leeds! think there are 3 of us now, we're taking over.

i wouldn't go by any software to tell you ambient temps, once speedfan thought my ambient temp was 120 degrees, i just have a thermometer clock beside me anyway.

and i haven't got a clue which one of those shows the ambient temp :s

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