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<blockquote data-quote="eburness" data-source="post: 59544">Hello all,I've had my iBook G4 1ghz (actually runs at 1.07 ghz for some reason), and I've zero problems with it, fantastic machine. But today I noticed the section over the vent on the left side of the chasis was pretty darn hot. I downloaded a temperature measuring app, and it said that the temp on the bottom side of the processor was a 62.5C while the on-die temp of the cpu itself was a whopping 68C!! Now, I've been overclocking PC's for years and I've never had temps anywhere near that high, and those systems are running in the range of 2-3ghz,&nbsp; which is 2-3x the clock speed of my iBook. What's equally disconcerning is I can't remember the last time the system fan came on. Should I be worried? Thanks for any help.System 1 (school laptop)iBook G4 1ghz768mb RAMAirport Extreme30gb HDMac OSX 10.3.6System 2 (media and games pc)Epox 8rda+ rev 2 moboAthlonXP 2600+ @ 2.42ghz (11x220)512mb RAMGeforceFX 595060gb HDWinXP SP2</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eburness, post: 59544"] Hello all, I've had my iBook G4 1ghz (actually runs at 1.07 ghz for some reason), and I've zero problems with it, fantastic machine. But today I noticed the section over the vent on the left side of the chasis was pretty darn hot. I downloaded a temperature measuring app, and it said that the temp on the bottom side of the processor was a 62.5C while the on-die temp of the cpu itself was a whopping 68C!! Now, I've been overclocking PC's for years and I've never had temps anywhere near that high, and those systems are running in the range of 2-3ghz, which is 2-3x the clock speed of my iBook. What's equally disconcerning is I can't remember the last time the system fan came on. Should I be worried? Thanks for any help. System 1 (school laptop) iBook G4 1ghz 768mb RAM Airport Extreme 30gb HD Mac OSX 10.3.6 System 2 (media and games pc) Epox 8rda+ rev 2 mobo AthlonXP 2600+ @ 2.42ghz (11x220) 512mb RAM GeforceFX 5950 60gb HD WinXP SP2 [/QUOTE]

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