86 degrees after long time cpu usage

[fotiselianos]

Hi there

After compiling many linux packages on the raw for example compiling a new gcc compiler and generally when cpu usage is at its max for a long time bigger than 30minutes the cpu temperature reaches above 80 with 87 maximum. Are those high temperatures normal?
My laptop is Sony Vaio A series (centrino)

Thanx

[seb21__]

I don't know what is whit Centrinos.

But a Pentium4 with over 90 degrees was die.



Normally I would say you have a big problem with your Notebook.
But I think your problem is Linux (hardware is incompatible with the software)

I have the same problem with Linux, but my PCG-FR315s isn't so hot.

The temperature from your Notebook isn't normal.

[robpaxton]

The Maximum recommended case temperature of a Pentium M processor is 100C. The processor is running within its specifications.

[seb21__]

100C ........wow:smileyshocked:

[kee-lo_]

Personally I wouldn't let it get that high, the excess heat will cause long term damage and cause your other hardware to get rather hot too.

[Jay1]

Personally I wouldn't let it get that high, the excess heat will cause long term damage and cause your other hardware to get rather hot too.

Yes i agree as well, the cooller the better plus it should use less power if cooller

[robpaxton]

But, as I said earlier, The recommended maximum temperature is 100C - it's the same as a lot of the mobile Celeron processors. The catastrophic shutdown temperature for the Pentium M is a rather amazing 125C (or 135c - I can't remember exactly). So the computer is running well within the specifications from Intel.

[kee-lo_]

The term "It's like an oven in here" springs to mind LOL

[robpaxton]

Intel are normally fairly conservative with their specifications - they rarely push their processors to the limit so I would say that 87C won't cause any real problems.

Most of the time the processor will run much cooler anyway.

[kee-lo_]

Yeah they usually are.
The lower the tempreture the better performance you get.