[TriLUG] Intel processor Temperaturs

[John Broome]

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 20:54, Ralph Blach <chipperb at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> I have a dual core Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E7500  @ 2.93GHz and when
> it is idling it runs about
> 43 C but when I start up VirutalBox, and do a compile the temperature seems
> to go up to about 68 to 71 C
>
> Is this normal?


So the temp spikes when you're doing a highly CPU intensive task then
drops when that task is done?  I'd say that's normal.

"Doctor, my hand hurts when i hit it with a mallet, but stops hurting
when i don't hit it.  Is that normal?"