Re: What could be causing a slowdown across the board?

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  billy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Jamie Kahn Genet <jamiekg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:

>> It still _feels_ like overheating to me (the fact that it's
intermittent
>> and a general slowdown), but the only high temperature is the power
>> supply (81?c right now), everything else is under 60?c. e.g. CPU A is
>> only at 43?c at the moment. I'm no expert, but that seems normal. How
>> hot do other people's iMacs get?

> It seems you're not the only one with a warm power supply -

> http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=363704

> What's the ambient temperature where the computer is?

> The CPU temps are not unusual.  As for speed, processors have an inverse
> linear relation****p between operating temperature and speed with a
factor
> of 0.85 MHz per degree Celsius.  So, considering the speeds involved
here
> I doubt this is a problem for you.

I'm not sure what the range should be for temp, but I've noticed a
sharp rise in the last few weeks as the ambient temps have climbed. 
both processors seem to be hovering about 45C and at the start of May
they were 36-38C.  OTOH, the Piece of Crap has an Intel Core Duo that
runs considerably hotter.



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