Ger <ger### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> When I otoh the Erode1 macro use, the parse times 
> are obviously much shorter but the processor get way too hot when tracing 
> the image.

Yes, there's a super-secret function in povray that instructs the CPU to
raise its temperature.

Seriously though, CPU temperatures are really not a problem of applications
(especially not compute-intensive ones.) If your CPU gets too hot, it's a
problem with your hardware. There may be several causes for that, such as:

- The CPU is not getting enough ventilation. This may be caused by poor
  chasis design, or not having enough fans (or them having been installed
  in the wrong places.)

- The CPU might not be getting enough ventilation because of too much dust
  on its heatsink. You should check that.

- Wrong BIOS settings can cause the CPU fan to either spin too slowly
  (causing overheat) or too fast (causing fan noise that's way louder
  than it has to be.)

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                                                          - Warp

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