Oh gawd.. I saw one of those earlier today with three chuawawas (sp) in it, all in pink coats 
Damned hot weather :(
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Oh gawd.. I saw one of those earlier today with three chuawawas (sp) in it, all in pink coats
Please tell me you got a pic that would keep me in s...s and giggles for a week
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ha ha, lol at this thread!!
Back on topic, I've just impulse bought one of these for £9.99 from a high street electronic components shop:
It's a 12V solar charger for trickle charging a car battery. I'm thinking I could get this on the roof of the shed to power an intake + exhaust fan for the shed to keep cooler air moving into the shed in summer. Don't know if it will be enough to run 2 fans but if not it can live in the boot of the car.
It is rated at 17.5V, 1.5W. I've just tested with a multimeter and it's giving 22.5V, 0.08 amp in direct sunlight, I need to find some fans that will work with it now.
Back on topic, I've just impulse bought one of these for £9.99 from a high street electronic components shop:
It's a 12V solar charger for trickle charging a car battery. I'm thinking I could get this on the roof of the shed to power an intake + exhaust fan for the shed to keep cooler air moving into the shed in summer. Don't know if it will be enough to run 2 fans but if not it can live in the boot of the car.
It is rated at 17.5V, 1.5W. I've just tested with a multimeter and it's giving 22.5V, 0.08 amp in direct sunlight, I need to find some fans that will work with it now.
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Looks interesting, let us know how you get on.
Please tell me you got a pic that would keep me in s...s and giggles for a week
I don't think so
I'll ask around and see if anyone got one! It was a middle-aged couple, and somehow I got the impression the guy didn't approve.. 
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Damn my CPU is getting toasty! Two cores regularly hit 90C. Highest temp so far is 93!
I have used CoreTemps Overheat Protection as I just know it's going to get worse sooner or later. I have set it to run a script that kills my folding client if it reaches 95C
I have used CoreTemps Overheat Protection as I just know it's going to get worse sooner or later. I have set it to run a script that kills my folding client if it reaches 95C
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Hmm goes to check coretemp highest reading.
Edit: 97°c that's fine only 3 degrees from critical, a minor worry
Edit: 97°c that's fine only 3 degrees from critical, a minor worry
97*c was the cut-off I set. Then when it hit it, it annoyed me for some reason so I disabled it 
I bought one of those a couple of years back hoping to keep a car battery charged up and to recharge the iPod. Thing is soooo rubbish it can't even keep the battery charged
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I bought one of those a couple of years back hoping to keep a car battery charged up and to recharge the iPod. Thing is soooo rubbish it can't even keep the battery charged
that doesn't sound promising. I'll try hooking it up to a standard 120mm fan to see, if I can drag myself away from BC2 for long enough that is.
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get some flexible air ducting and tape it to the outtakes on your PCs, and put the ducting out the window
With a fan grill the other end to keep birds out 
Anyway, you'll do better to slightly reduce your o/c on all rigs than to turn some off, productionwise. There's still a big temperature gradient between room temperature and core temperatures, so the heatsink is the main limiting factor, not the room temperature.
Anyway, you'll do better to slightly reduce your o/c on all rigs than to turn some off, productionwise. There's still a big temperature gradient between room temperature and core temperatures, so the heatsink is the main limiting factor, not the room temperature.
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I've moved my folder down to a lower slightly cooler shelf in the shed. The rig has completely crashed and shut down twice in the last few weeks.
After restarting, when I checked at the end of a sunny day one of the cards was at 110 degrees and still folding fine, so I don't want to think about what temps it crashed at! I've also underclocked the cpu and gpu cores some more, and I've now a fan blowing hot air into the middle of the shed, there is cold air at the bottom as the floor is concrete so trying to get that moving around a bit.
After restarting, when I checked at the end of a sunny day one of the cards was at 110 degrees and still folding fine, so I don't want to think about what temps it crashed at! I've also underclocked the cpu and gpu cores some more, and I've now a fan blowing hot air into the middle of the shed, there is cold air at the bottom as the floor is concrete so trying to get that moving around a bit.
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That's the real killer really. It can be even a fairly mild day outside, but if the air isn't moving enough in an enclosed room with all that hardware chugging away it's going to get unbearable - for you and your machines.
I always have at least one window open in my room, and get a fan going if it's really warm. Sometimes I leave my bedroom door open to create a proper big draft through the room! Though I don't like having my door wide open all the time, so it has to be sitting in my shorts and still dying kinda hot!
I always have at least one window open in my room, and get a fan going if it's really warm. Sometimes I leave my bedroom door open to create a proper big draft through the room! Though I don't like having my door wide open all the time, so it has to be sitting in my shorts and still dying kinda hot!
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I'm in a *not on/cant run* status
Although i am trying to get it running can't be off now that's crazy talk
Although i am trying to get it running can't be off now that's crazy talk
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buy an air con unit?
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Just gave my rig a spring clean, temps were around 90 folding (Q6600, w/c), now back down to 60. Amazing what a tin of air can do
Well I returned from a few days away from home earlier today and was somewhat perturbed to find my room temperature had passed 30ºC 
Still, I was happy to note that my CPU temperature remained below 80ºC on all cores
The graphics cards remain a cause for concern, two of them hovering between 90 and 100ºC. If I'm not careful, I'm gonna lose a capacitor too
Slightly more concerning was that my window was wide open, but even that was failing to keep temperatures at a reasonable level
Still, I was happy to note that my CPU temperature remained below 80ºC on all cores
The graphics cards remain a cause for concern, two of them hovering between 90 and 100ºC. If I'm not careful, I'm gonna lose a capacitor too
Slightly more concerning was that my window was wide open, but even that was failing to keep temperatures at a reasonable level