On 04/03/2014 01:35 PM, christopher marlow issued this missive:
You know whats crazy?
I installed XFCE and the fans are very quiet now... this is odd... wonder why?
It is possible that the increased fan speed is caused by your GPU
working harder to render the graphics on web pages--especially if
there's video on the pages.
Switching to XFCE from an eye-candy-laden desktop (Gnome3, etc.)
reduces your GPU workload as well since XFCE doesn't do 3D unless
you've installed Compiz. Even then, if you don't use the 3D desktops
(cube and such) the load on your GPU will be reduced.
Watch the temperature on your GPU in sensors and see if perhaps that's
the cause. I sorta gave up on Firefox (with all its problems) and use
either Chrome or Opera a lot. I have Firefox and a couple of other
browsers on standby in case I need them but I rarely do.
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.
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