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Better PC cooling with Python and Grafana

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Re: Better PC cooling with Python and Grafana

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Post by guappa »

fennecbutt wrote: post #149
guappa wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> a conservative base rate Do you use windows? I find that with windows the fan is always spinning, even if at low speed. While with linux most of the times it is not spinning at all.

>Do you use windows In a desktop the motherboard controls the fans unless you have an alternative like fan control installed, so not windows. In a laptop it's either still the motherboard, or a specific chip used to manage the fans and other peripherals (ie for Dell/XPS it's locked out of bios control and you need to use Dell's special software to adjust it; Fuck You, Dell!), so still not Windows.

Well a basic windows install will keep the CPU more occupied than a basic linux install, when both are idle.

This reflects in the CPU being hotter, which reflects in the fan spinning more.

Re: Better PC cooling with Python and Grafana

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Post by spectre3d »

LegitShady wrote: post #47
jerrygenser wrote: post #7

Another thing I've had great success with on my AMD 7700X is to use AMD Ryzen Master to reduce the TDP. The chip comes to consumers overclocked by default with a TDP of 105W. I suspect this is the case so that it can beat Intel on benchmarks on "default" settings. You can set it to "eco mode" and have it run at 65W or 45W TDP. Under load, this only results in like a 5% reduction in performance for a dramatic reductio…

Just an FYI AMD Ryzen Master installer contains a dark pattern. When you first launch it you have to scroll down the disclaimer/license to check off the "I agree to terms and conditions" box (which is obviously unchecked by default). When you do, it creates the "install button" you can click but the checked box now sits beside text about sending AMD information and if you aren't looking you may assume its still the s…

Just tried installing it, that doesn’t happen (any more). How recent was it that the dark pattern existed?

After you agree to the disclaimer the checkbox disappears and there is no changed text that appears.

Re: Better PC cooling with Python and Grafana

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Post by [deleted] »

pryelluw wrote: post #36
LastTrain wrote: post #30

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Why some people prefer open source software is well established by now - so if you have a bone to pick with this position you don’t need to wait for an answer, go nuts.

No bone to pick. Genuinely curious as to why this individual feels sad about it not being open source.

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Re: Better PC cooling with Python and Grafana

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Post by [deleted] »

pryelluw wrote: post #21
mckirk wrote: post #4

For people that want to do something similar on Windows, I can wholeheartedly recommend FanControl [1]. It's sadly not open-source, but it works great, and is quite pleasant to interact with. [1]: https://getfancontrol.com/

Curious as to why you think it’s sad it is not open source .

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Re: Better PC cooling with Python and Grafana

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Post by LegitShady »

spectre3d wrote: post #152
LegitShady wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just an FYI AMD Ryzen Master installer contains a dark pattern. When you first launch it you have to scroll down the disclaimer/license to check off the "I agree to terms and conditions" box (which is obviously unchecked by default). When you do, it creates the "install button" you can click but the checked box now sits beside text about sending AMD information and if you aren't looking you may assume its still the s…

Just tried installing it, that doesn’t happen (any more). How recent was it that the dark pattern existed? After you agree to the disclaimer the checkbox disappears and there is no changed text that appears.

I went through the install process 5 minutes before I posted. Using the same installer I recorded a video and converted it to GIF. I redownloaded the installer to check and it still does this.

Note that while its large in the gif because I only clipped the installer, the installer is the entire focus here and the actual window size is small and it was very easy to miss on a full desktop. The installer doesn't full screen and just sits in a little box. You can see text in the background is the regular size text from the hackernews post you replied to in the background to give an idea of relative sizes.

Recording here:

https://i.ibb.co/h2MRz60/AMD-Ryzen-Master-Dark-Patterns.gif

Re: Better PC cooling with Python and Grafana

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Post by _cenw »

dang wrote: post #157
_cenw wrote: post #137

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Please don't respond by breaking the site guidelines yourself. That only makes things worse. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I deny doing this. I provided actual counterexamples of how there is complexity in this topic in the post above.

Re: Better PC cooling with Python and Grafana

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Post by dredmorbius »

_cenw wrote: post #159
dang wrote: post #157

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Please don't respond by breaking the site guidelines yourself. That only makes things worse. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I deny doing this. I provided actual counterexamples of how there is complexity in this topic in the post above.

Information is valid. Swipes (your final 'graph) aren't.

See the first three (or four) guidelines for comments:

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html>

Cross those and you're going to get flagged and moderated. Keep crossing that line and you'll be banned.

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