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Re: How hot is too hot?
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Mark Rode <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 18 Aug 2004 09:22:44 -0700
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At 08:28 PM 8/17/2004, you wrote:
>Yes, Mark is right, My computer is in one of those computer desks with a
>door and I can also feel the heat coming off it. My comp also has a built in
>digital temp gauge, I have seen it run as hot as 88 degrees!

I wouldn't worry about 88F. My Xeon box runs that hot with a side of the
case off, and I have run a Celeron 1.1 Ghz Server that routinely reached
inside case temperatures of 109F. Computer electronics are designed to be
able to cope with temperatures exceeding 150F.

Rode
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