Very cool, they seem to have increased power dissipation more than 50% over the last generation, while dramatically reducing maximum temperature. I'd love to see these folks put together an ECC-ready Ryzen 3 machine with this excellent thermal design. :- )
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Originally posted by phoronix View Post(Skylake NUC)
If nothing else, check the BIOS and make sure the fan control policy is not set to "quiet" mode or something.
Plus, it would've been nice to compare it to a conventionally-cooled PC of comparable specs. It would let people know how much performance they're potentially giving up, by going fanless.Last edited by coder; 10 September 2019, 12:52 AM.
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Originally posted by dungeonIt is less a problem how much perf some will loses, but how much is possible to sustain big temperatures for longer period of time if components are not of very top notch quality
Perf i guess maybe 0-15% if not throttling, but lifetime of components sounds like will last for a lot less
While the spikes in Blender are a bit disconcerting, I don't know if that's actually violating Intel's spec.
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Originally posted by tildearrow View PostIt is a miracle that his NUC hasn't died despite reaching (and most likely surpassing) that temperature.
It is "will probably not last more than a few weeks of continuous use at this temp" temp.
If a device reaches those temps in a normal environment, it's safe to assume that it was not designed for 24/7 full load in mind. For example most Apple hardware.
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Originally posted by coder View PostMan, you need to check that NUC. Either it's clogged with dust or its fan stopped or something.
If nothing else, check the BIOS and make sure the fan control policy is not set to "quiet" mode or something.
Plus, it would've been nice to compare it to a conventionally-cooled PC of comparable specs. It would let people know how much performance they're potentially giving up, by going fanless.
Heck, I do that on laptops too where it's an entirely different level of sadism to get to the fan assembly.
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Originally posted by tildearrow View PostI totally agree. I had a laptop a few years ago, and cleaning it up inside was a real pain. I broke it in the second attempt in 2016.
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Funny thing: I've never seen a laptop with externally-accessible, removable air filters...
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Originally posted by coder View PostMan, you need to check that NUC. Either it's clogged with dust or its fan stopped or something.
Phoronix has both the Airtop1 and NUC since 2016 -
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3 years later NUC appears to be overheating while Airtop1 does not overheat (and has no filters to clean).
Just my 2c.
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Originally posted by coder View PostI stop at just poking a "can of air" nozzle around all of the external vents, and blasting into it from all angles. Could bring new meaning to the term "airtop"!
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Funny thing: I've never seen a laptop with externally-accessible, removable air filters...
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