Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 00:15:12 02/13/00
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On February 12, 2000 at 19:53:12, Robert Hyatt wrote: >I don't believe they are doing this. They are applying -40c to the cpu, but >the heat it is producing prevents the cpu from getting to -40 during operation, >I'd bet. I'd bet the real cpu temp is well over 0c, if it has a temp >thermocouple as my xeons. do. My xeons run at about 106F under heavy load, >for a reference. Possibly. I wouldn't know. If they aren't getting the CPU down to -40, then I don't see why they would be taking such precautions against condensation. (Somebody else posted about this yesterday.) Regardless of the actual temperature, it's obviously going to be much cooler than a normal computer. And that makes switching times go down. And that's what matters. -Tom
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