clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:

> On poorly designed systems, the POV-Ray performance bottleneck may
> actually be not the CPU itself, but the cooling system, which may cause
> smart CPUs to enter thermal throttling. (And in such a case you better
> hope the CPU /is/ smart; otherwise, permanent damage is a real possibility.)

I can endorse this.
My last laptop developed a broken fan early on and kept shutting itself down

limit and stop PovRay from overheating the poor wee machine.

Stephen

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