Personal computing discussed
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sschaem wrote:you want to have the smallest gap possible between idle and load temperature....
DPete27 wrote:sschaem wrote:you want to have the smallest gap possible between idle and load temperature....
No offense, but reading your post initially I was dismissive. But, the more I thought about it the more it made sense from a technical standpoint. A smaller temperature delta means a smaller range of expansion/contraction internally (however minuscule). This has obvious benefits, but again, can't prove if they're significant at this scale.
I will say that almost every system out there automatically accomplishes what you're saying by varying CPU fan speed based on temps (primarily intended to reduce system noise at idle). I guess it just boils down to say that it might not be beneficial to run your CPU fan at a constant RPM.