re how hot should the cpu be the temp on my dx is over c measured with a k type thermocouple and fluke dig thermometer this is an idle temp not doing lots of bus i o not doing floating point not doing bit protected mode etc this is in a micron computer without heatsink i recently put a heatsink fan on the chip but i might take the fan off it makes a horrible whine at times and i wonder what the vibration is doing to the pins on the cpu etc rob scholten scholten epg nist gov
