Warp wrote:

> 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.

I knew it :)

> 
> 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.)
> 

All true and all known to me (I have build and sold computers for ~15 
years). But this still leaves the question why a small change in code can 
raise the temperature of the cpu

-- 
Ger

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