in regard to my system fans picking up speed

[christopher marlow]

You know whats crazy?

I installed XFCE and the fans are very quiet now... this is odd...  wonder why?

Christopher

On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 3:32 PM, g <geleem at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>
> On 04/03/14 14:34, christopher marlow wrote:
>>
>> well, I didnt mean actual cobwebs lol, just meant all the dust
>> bunnies :P
>
>
> ok. and, you need to watch for rabbit droppings. :-D
>
> seriously, you would do well to check fans for build up every
> few months. dust/lint on fans and heat sinks should not be
> allowed to accumulate.
>
> watching with "sensors", make a note of cpu temp and fans rpms
> with firefox loaded and unloaded when fans and sinks are clean.
> then make notes every 2 weeks as dust/lint builds. you will see
> a notable increase by 2 months.
>
> if you keep a box on floor, cleaning should be done even more
> often.
>
>
>> Oh sorry forgot to say this is a desktop :)
>
>
> matters little. for desktops with variable speed fans, cpu
> heating and fan speed up still applies with firefox.
>
> and again, watching "top", you will/may/should see a relation
> to fan speed and cpu usage when running firefox.
>
> i do not see it as a noticeable amount on my boxes for several
> reasons;
>
>  1- i mount power supply fan to exhaust flow from supply
>  2- i mount box fan to draw fresh air in.
>  3- on a couple of boxes, i leave side cover off for
>     max air flow.
>
>
>
> --
>
> peace out.
>
> in a world with out fences, who needs gates.
>
> tc.hago.
>
> g
> .
>
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