Re: PC fan getting very loud
Alexander V. Makartsev wrote:
> On 09.05.2021 02:30, deloptes wrote:
>> Charles Curley wrote:
>>
>>>> Fujitsu ESPRIMO Q520 when opening some sh*tty web sitesin firefox the
>>>> fan gets extremly noisy.
>>> I have a similar problem with some of my older laptops. I have switched
>>> to Vivaldi (based on chromium), and that has reduced the problem
>>> considerably. Firefox is a resource hog.
>> Q520 is not a week/old machine it is i5 cpu
>>
> I think you have unrealistic expectations.
> This unit has 4th gen 2 core CPU rated at 35W TDP. [1] Which is not as
> efficient as modern CPUs and don't have the ability to step-down to
> low-frequency (under 1GHz) modes.
> Turbo Boost doesn't count in the TDP rating and it makes this mini-PC to
> generate even more heat.
> That amount of heat has to be dissipated with super small heatsink and
> cooling fan. [2]
> Keep in mind, that fan also has to cool down every other part of this
> mini-PC, like ICH, RAM, HDD and power circuit components.
> No wonder it struggles to keep up and produce so much noise.
> Put this mini-PC under any, not just Firefox, multi-threaded workload
> and you will have the same outcome.
>
Thank you - I've been thinking of this, but somehow I am not convinced. See
the CPU frequency (800).
What would be a good test to find out if this theory is true? Should I test
by opening the case. If theory is true with proper cooling it wouldn't run
crazy. Correct?
>
> [1]
>
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/75045/intel-core-i5-4570t-processor-4m-cache-up-to-3-60-ghz.html
> [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD9y0bkHKjQ
>
C700
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 42
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
stepping : 7
microcode : 0x2f
cpu MHz : 1720.697
cache size : 6144 KB
Q520
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 60
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570T CPU @ 2.90GHz
stepping : 3
microcode : 0x28
cpu MHz : 800.998
cache size : 4096 KB
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