Hi Jim 
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From: inkleput{at}isp.com
> rallee2{at}comcast.net said:
> 
> >Your experience is very telling imho in that if one can achieve what
> >is a substantial differrence such as is 10-15 degrees C,
> 
> Let's average that out to 12 degrees.  And since I'm old school American
> I now have to convert my original post to say something more like 6 or 7
> degrees.
> 
 Not sure I understand the connection (do you think old school initially
exaggerates? or simply prefers conservative numbers in calculations vs
reports?) but OK.

> >For example I really try hard to achieve idle temps under 40 C
> 
> I'm showing 53 right now so I'm looking for "gooP."  (Where
I was raised
> gook rhymed with cook.)
>
  If it truly is 53C at idle that's not unusual for a Prescott core P4, but
it is still high in my book.  It will certainly hit 65C under heavy
workload or warmer days.
 
> But it's amazing how much variance there is in readout from one utility
> to another.  For instance my running utility shows my PSU at almost
> exactly 12V.  My old mobo BIOS reported 12.38V.  My new one reports
> 11.7V or thereabouts.  Not what you'd call inspiring consistency.
> 
  Whew! You're tellin' me!?!  Actually it's a wonder we get anything near
usefull data on voltage and temps since it all depends on solid state
sensors that aren't exactly miniature VTVM's... they're a tad funky to say
the least.  Also where they are located and how they gather data among many
other variables (even worse in temps) affects the accuracy of the data.  I
tend to trust the bios data when it regards anything located directly on
the mobo.  I would think they calibrate at the very least during the design
phase.  Programs, like David Wu's for OS/2, must be calibrated to interpret
data from many different kinds of sensors so they need adjusting on every
system.  That's why all such proggys come with "trim tabs".  I
adjust mine as close to what bios reports as possible under similar
conditions.
> Jim L, via eCS 1.15 version of OS/2
> -- 
Jimmy


 
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