Plea for sensible temperature reporting
 

OK, maybe I'm sounding a little like Wes on this, but I wish people would
stop reporting socket temps for comparisons between systems. It's useless.
If you *must* post socket temps, only do it with regard to changes you make
to your system.

Saying "changing from HSF A to HSF B leads to a drop in my socket temps, so
HSF B is better" is fine (assuming both were put on correctly, etc) and
actually has some meaningful information.

Saying "system A gets socket temperature B with HSF C, and system X gets
socket temperature Y with HSF Z (where Y B) so HSF Z is better" is totaly
devoid of any information at all, so don't even bother mentioning it.

Also, if mention any temperatures, say what they are! If they are socket,
say socket. If they are core, say core. Do *not* say "CPU" temperatures. Say
the case temp as well, and possibly the ambient temp if you're in some place
where room temperature is not somewhere around 20 deg C (eg: Antartica,
Sahara desert[*]).

I can't force you to do this (unfortunately :) ) but for the sake of
increasing the signal-to-noise ratio of this group, please be sensible when
talking about temperatures.
[*] Yes, I know the Sahara gets freakin' freezing at night, that's partially
my point :)

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Gnah, wrong group, please do all followups to:
alt.comp.hardware.overclocking.amd

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On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 01:18:15 +1300, "Michael Brown"
wrote:

OK, maybe I'm sounding a little like Wes on this, but I wish people would
stop reporting socket temps for comparisons between systems. It's useless.

yes if the system is stable in any condition as it should be there is
no need to worry, the problem is how the testing that is done ..
details on my site ...

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