Subj : Re: The Decline Of Pcs
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Denn
Date : Sun Jan 04 2026 22:08:59

  Re: Re: The Decline Of Pcs
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Rob Mccart on Sun Jan 04 2026 05:39 pm

 >> Yes, it's different now than it was back when I first started building
 >> computers. Everything is smaller and a lot of parts do mutiple things
 >> saving more space, but I like the air flow idea too.

 PF> Y'all need to remember to replace your thermal paste every couple of
 PF> years, esp ecially in smaller cases. my mid-tower was creeping up into the
 PF> 80s (celsius) w hen I wasn't doing much on my system. I swapped out the
 PF> thermal paste and dropp ed the idle temp by 20 degrees. Configured CPU
 PF> throttling and my idle temp is n ow in the mid-40s.

 In the early 90's my brother built a system, He was really frustrated when he called me, his computer on boot would just shut down.
 1st thing I asked him, "did you put hermal paste on the CPU", he said what is thermal paste, he went and bought some and his system booted normally afterwards.

.... I like my Butt rubbed, and my Pork Pulled. <-sign at BBQ place.

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