Does pearpc overheat your processor?

[Dj Tahp]

I'm just wondering if anyone has this problem. My processor runs at around 125 degree F normally but shoots up past 150 degrees after running pearpc for about 10 minutes. Is this safe? I have a sempron 2800+ by the way

[prasys]

mine too gets hot..it uses a lot of CPU Power and its not ideal for laptop users (if you want to do OSX Stuff on the go then get the real thing)...Mine too it shoots up..It takes a lot of CPU Usage and its normal !


WARNING : not suitable for laptop users to run pearpc on battery power

[Dj Tahp]

okay sounds good. Is it possible that pearpc can fry the processor by overheating it?

[prasys]

maybe

if you are running Maya, Photoshop , Macromedia Flash ,Safari , iChat in PearPC !

[Guest]

Probably not unless you're running it in Windows on a Dell with a malfunctioning CPU fan in a house without air conditioning in a hot climate (like me).

[Dj Tahp]

Yea, I'm just trying to keep it on the safe side since I just fried my xp 2000+
But it sucks cause fear of frying my processor is keeping me from using it. Maybe I need to write up a prog that automatically shuts down pearpc after a certain temperature is reached.

[Ramble]

Yes and no.

PearPC will just stress you CPU much like a physics intensive game. Or rendering a 3D image. PearPC does not specially make it hotter than everything else. Its just hotter than when the CPU is idleing.

I have a variable fan on my computer, and a mobile processor. It never heats up much when using PearPC or playing a game.

[joshlink01]

Can it fry it: yes.

With proper cooling and if your tower is by an A/C: probally not.

Just make sure that you have proper cooling and you should be fine.

[SephirothXII]

My Pentium 4 Box is water cooled, I just installed a water cooling kit last month so I am coooool.

[carcus]

It will very much depend on exactly which type of CPU you have, even possibly down to the exact version number in my experiance.

I have an AMD 400 i think it is and it's over clocked to about 575 MHz.
I have most recently been using it as a server and even under 100% CPU load the heatsink does not even get warm. I can even run for a limited period with no heatsink.
And then the Cyrix 300 or what ever it was that was in there before would get quite hot just idling on windows 98.

On your CPU inspect the heatsink for any dust between the cooling fins this can make a huge difference to how hot it will get.
I've seen increases of 10 to 20 celsius (18 to 36 FAHRENHEIT) with a dusty heatsink. Thats just with normal use, without any high CPU usage programmes.
If you CPU is getting hotter than it should do your system can start to become unstable and some programmes can crash or lock-up and you can start to get Data loss.

If it's easy to un-screw or remove the cooling fan without removing the heatsink do so.
Make sure you remove the power lead from your mains power source before hand.
Make a note which way round the fan is before you remove ie. back and front say by the location of the inner frame that holds the fan motor ( on the one i have here at the moment the 4 spokes of the frame are nearest the heatsink for example) this way the air flow direction will be the same when it goes back on and take note of the position of where the wires enter so it goes back in exactly the same way.
Brush any dust out between the cooling fins with a small paint brush. Make sure you get the bristles of the brush right to the bottom of the fins so all the dust is removed. Then brush any dust off your cooling fan also and put it back on being cafefull not to over tighten the screws.
This can make a huge difference.

Where i work it's quite a dusty enviroment and i remove the cooling fan about every 3 months on My main PC and it's shocking how much dust has built up in that time and it's only when you remove fan and have a good look between the cooling fins you can really see how much has built up.