On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:48:36 -0400 "Eric Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 26/03/07, Brian Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Mar 26, 2007, at 8:31 PM, Eric Dunbar wrote: > > > > > On 26/03/07, Brian Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >> I've also read that some retail stores that are running PS3s all > > >> day are > > >> starting to have thermal problems, but these are units in closed > > >> cabinets so > > >> that's not too surprising. > > > > > > Wasn't that one of the reasons Apple cited for going with Intel > > > chips? PPC chips simply were "too hot to handle" <groan> in terms > > > of their power consumption (and, indirectly, heat production). > > > > Yeah, the promised G5 notebook never materialized due to power and > > heat problems, and consequently battery life. My G5 iMac gets close > > to 180 degrees when working hard, and idles at around 125. > > You're presumably talking in Fahrenheit (I'm guessing you're from the > US ;-)? > > 52 degrees C is quite warm (125 Fahrenheit) and 82 degrees C (180 > degrees F... 1.8 F = 1.0 C) sounds like it's way beyond the safe > operating long-term temperature for a CPU. Depends on the CPU. My Athlon 3000 is rated to 90 degrees C for instance. I haven't checked the specs for the Cell, and I haven't found a way to check the temperature of the Cell in my PS3. I know that the Cell chip has lots of temperature sensors on it. There is good evidence that Apples decision to move to Intel was not on technical grounds.
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