Jim Henderson escribió:
> On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:56:46 +0100, St. wrote:
> 
>>      I've even been *inside* the power supply and cleaned it out! Now
>> there's a sight for sore eyes!
>>
>>        It's amazing how the dust builds up in there.
> 
> Yeah, it really is.  We've got three cats as well, so not only does dust 
> end up in there, but cat hair.  I need to replace a couple of the fans, 
> too - I've got three half-height 5.25" bays with bay fans in them, and at 
> least one of them has stopped working (the fans have snapped off the 
> motors).
> 
> Jim

Dust is a big problem for POVers. POV-Ray uses 100% CPU. More CPU usage 
= more computer heat. Dusty fan + POV-Ray = very hot CPU.

But then, I run BOINC too, so the CPU on my Pentium IV computer has been 
at 100% for around two years (not exactly continuously, uptime record is 
27 days). I once cleaned it, then opened it three months later and it 
was all dusty again. >_> CPU reached 75°C sometimes (according to Intel 
it's the limit; knowing it was not surpassing the limit made me worry less).

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