How did you get it to go so long? About 5 minutes is what I average. Of course if I use the libc5 version it locks up with unexpected async reply errors before it has a chance to crash, maybe that's the secret?
I have two boxed pentium processors on my SMP machine, they have epoxied heatsinks and specialized fans that fit inside them. The fans are getting very noisy, but I can't buy new ones (special fans, remember?) and I can't replace the heatsinks (epoxy don't come off). Hell, I can't even buy new CPUs! I'm building my own watercooler now. Unlike the noisy CPU fans, the waterpump is completely silent. The watercooler also costs far less than two peltier devices (~$35 for parts+tools).
Water cooling also takes the heat from the CPUs and moves it _outside_ the case. CPU fans just move heat from the CPU to the inside of the case. Peltier devices create a lot of additional heat in the process. Since my case will be cooler, my harddisk will last longer and I can get by with fewer/slower fans for airflow, resulting in even less noise.
I don't get this "It's stupid to build a watercooling system when you can just buy a heatsink and fan" mentality. Don't people _do_ anything anymore? Why do I bother coding for Freeciv when I could just buy Civ2? Why cook myself dinner when I could order pizza?
Maybe people build watercooling systems for their computer because it's an interesting project, and they _like_ building things and solving problems. There's more to life than slashdot and half-life you know.
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How did you get it to go so long? About 5 minutes is what I average. Of course if I use the libc5 version it locks up with unexpected async reply errors before it has a chance to crash, maybe that's the secret?
I have two boxed pentium processors on my SMP machine, they have epoxied heatsinks and specialized fans that fit inside them. The fans are getting very noisy, but I can't buy new ones (special fans, remember?) and I can't replace the heatsinks (epoxy don't come off). Hell, I can't even buy new CPUs! I'm building my own watercooler now. Unlike the noisy CPU fans, the waterpump is completely silent. The watercooler also costs far less than two peltier devices (~$35 for parts+tools).
Water cooling also takes the heat from the CPUs and moves it _outside_ the case. CPU fans just move heat from the CPU to the inside of the case. Peltier devices create a lot of additional heat in the process. Since my case will be cooler, my harddisk will last longer and I can get by with fewer/slower fans for airflow, resulting in even less noise.
I don't get this "It's stupid to build a watercooling system when you can just buy a heatsink and fan" mentality. Don't people _do_ anything anymore? Why do I bother coding for Freeciv when I could just buy Civ2? Why cook myself dinner when I could order pizza?
Maybe people build watercooling systems for their computer because it's an interesting project, and they _like_ building things and solving problems. There's more to life than slashdot and half-life you know.