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blue60007 · 10-25-2005, 05:06 PM

Oh, there ye are! I'm really surprised the mobo or CPU didn't shut itself down at that temperature to protect itself. After about 70C the CPU will do whats called thermal throttling. It slows its self down and down to try stay cool. That explains the really slow performance.

10-25-2005, 05:06 PM	#18
blue60007 Wx geek Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 6,638	Oh, there ye are! I'm really surprised the mobo or CPU didn't shut itself down at that temperature to protect itself. After about 70C the CPU will do whats called thermal throttling. It slows its self down and down to try stay cool. That explains the really slow performance. __________________ "It is the way of man to make monsters and it is the nature of monsters to destroy their makers."