What if Your CPU Cooler Fails?

Sidney · 11th October 2007, 01:25

the Pentium Dual Core E2160, which is a low-cost processor rated at a TDP of 65 W, managed to complete all ten benchmarks with the CPU fan disconnected! Compared to the 45 W of AMD's Athlon X2 BE-2350, this processor cannot possibly go as high as 65 W, as it would have shut down at some point.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/09/...ls/page15.html

11th October 2007, 11:00

really? I'm still longing for the time, long ago, when CPU needed just a passive HS or did even without... much more civilized

geoffrey · 11th October 2007, 17:37

Quote:

Intel's Core 2 Duo E6850 completed two out of ten benchmarks with a non-working CPU fan. This is clearly a better result than the Athlon 64 X2 6000+.

Why is that better, eventually the system will act weird for the occasional pc users and he will take his pc to the nearest repair shop. It is impressive though that the E2160 completed all tasks, though I do care about reading some temps. What if the board is cooking hot and some components get overheated, wouldn"t it be better then to have a pc that shuts of too early instead of paying the ticket of damaged boards?

Sidney · 11th October 2007, 18:16

I guess you missed the point

It merely points out the low thermal load; the reference of shut off is just a matter of cause.

geoffrey · 11th October 2007, 18:21

No time to read through it entirely, what is the point then?

jmke · 11th October 2007, 19:06

that the design of the E2160 is pretty darn good, offering good power reducing failover features in case over fan failure to keep the PC running, reducing performance a bit (10-30%)

11th October 2007, 01:25	#1
Sidney [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,739	What if Your CPU Cooler Fails? the Pentium Dual Core E2160, which is a low-cost processor rated at a TDP of 65 W, managed to complete all ten benchmarks with the CPU fan disconnected! Compared to the 45 W of AMD's Athlon X2 BE-2350, this processor cannot possibly go as high as 65 W, as it would have shut down at some point. http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/09/...ls/page15.html __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

11th October 2007, 18:16	#4
Sidney [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,739	I guess you missed the point It merely points out the low thermal load; the reference of shut off is just a matter of cause. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II Last edited by Sidney : 11th October 2007 at 18:21.

11th October 2007, 19:06	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,416	that the design of the E2160 is pretty darn good, offering good power reducing failover features in case over fan failure to keep the PC running, reducing performance a bit (10-30%) __________________

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11th October 2007, 11:00	#2
Lino Posts: n/a	really? I'm still longing for the time, long ago, when CPU needed just a passive HS or did even without... much more civilized

11th October 2007, 18:21	#5
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,117	No time to read through it entirely, what is the point then?