What's too cold??

[Gait_Keeper]

ok, we all want our chips running in the 30C-40C range, and we know what too hot is, so what is too cold??
MBM has a setting to warn you if you chip goes below a specified temp

it's abot 39F outside and I came from work, my window left open, and my 1800+ was at 31C I ripped some cd's while surfing ran at 80% load for 1/2 hour never went over 37C til the room warmed up

normal for me, room temp 65F-75F Chip temp 38C-45C

[Scott Tiger]

1. Got no clue. Didn't realize a chip could run too cold

2. You leave the window the your apt open when it's 39F outside? Dude you are core. I hope I don't meet up with you in a dark alley.

[Gait_Keeper]

let me clear that up

when I left for work it was in the mid 60F, the window was open about 4-5 inches , one window, my machine is acroos the room from said window.
Also my 8 hour shift turned into 11 1/2 hours so with traveling time I was out about 13 hours or so.

good answer though

[stroyal]

Don't refrigerated units run cooler than that ?

[XxCowOfChaosxX]

that little feature in MBM is to prevent condensation from occuring when you have a peltier or phase-change cooling...so, ur processor will be TOO COLD if it is below ambient temps, unless you have a pelt or phase change of course

[Gait_Keeper]

Hmm.......ok I know about that,

so the MBM alert sonds when the chip is cooler than the room temp, or case temp so to speak??

but under a HSF, lets say your heat goes out how cold would be too cold, or very bad for your chip??

[pinoy87]

Just as long as theres no condensation which only occurs in cooling at freezing temps.

[excuzzzeme]

If you see icicles hanging off the power supply it might be too cold!!!

[OuTpaTienT]

Originally posted by Gait_Keeper
Hmm.......ok I know about that,

so the MBM alert sonds when the chip is cooler than the room temp, or case temp so to speak??

but under a HSF, lets say your heat goes out how cold would be too cold, or very bad for your chip??

AFAIK there is no "too cold" as far as the actual chip is concerned. The reason "too cold" can be bad is because of condensation forming. Drops of water dripping off your heatsink can play havoc with the rest of your pc.

[bailey]

there is no too cold for the chips themselves
what does get affected id the drives them selves, you do not want the hard drives to go below a specified temp as the lubracation will solidify and ruin the drive.
the drive will have the min temp specified in its spec sheet,
normally its not near the freezing point, but a lot warmer.