You know whats crazy? I installed XFCE and the fans are very quiet now... this is odd... wonder why? Christopher On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 3:32 PM, g <geleem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 04/03/14 14:34, christopher marlow wrote: >> >> well, I didnt mean actual cobwebs lol, just meant all the dust >> bunnies :P > > > ok. and, you need to watch for rabbit droppings. :-D > > seriously, you would do well to check fans for build up every > few months. dust/lint on fans and heat sinks should not be > allowed to accumulate. > > watching with "sensors", make a note of cpu temp and fans rpms > with firefox loaded and unloaded when fans and sinks are clean. > then make notes every 2 weeks as dust/lint builds. you will see > a notable increase by 2 months. > > if you keep a box on floor, cleaning should be done even more > often. > > >> Oh sorry forgot to say this is a desktop :) > > > matters little. for desktops with variable speed fans, cpu > heating and fan speed up still applies with firefox. > > and again, watching "top", you will/may/should see a relation > to fan speed and cpu usage when running firefox. > > i do not see it as a noticeable amount on my boxes for several > reasons; > > 1- i mount power supply fan to exhaust flow from supply > 2- i mount box fan to draw fresh air in. > 3- on a couple of boxes, i leave side cover off for > max air flow. > > > > -- > > peace out. > > in a world with out fences, who needs gates. > > tc.hago. > > g > . > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
