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Re: [LUG] Xubuntu, Firefox, CPU and memory use...

 

It sounds to me like your fan temperature profile may need tweaking - I had a similar issue with fans ramping up when the CPU hit 30 degrees and winding down soon after, only to trigger the sensor threshold once again, thereby ending up in an auto oscillation loop... so I set the motherboard to spin up the fans beyond the minimum speed when temps hit 60 degrees (and progressively more aggressive as temperatures increased) and that solved my issue.

For my PC I can set the profile both in the BIOS and using a utility off the motherboard manufacturer website - Windows only, of course! If you don't see the option in the BIOS, you may need to turn on advanced settings to reveal it. If you only have access to a Windows utility you could fire up a virtual machine using an official Windows ISO to apply the setting - don't feel obliged to purchase a licence for the occasion (assuming you don't already have one).

HTH

On 29 March 2019 18:14:43 GMT+00:00, Pentiddy <pentiddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ok,

Another pain in the ahh question for you folk...
I seem to be getting a lot of high cpu use and memory use whilst using Firefox which is triggering the fans on my laptop. So I wondered if a) there is an equivalent to what I remember in the distant past on Windoze was ZONE ALARM which flagged internet/network use and asked if you required to block it? (so I can decide what goes in/out) and b) (yawn) suggestions for a functional, user friendly browser that doesn't munch cpu and memory and still will still allow easy access to things like online banking, but allow me to bock ads, tracking etc.

Specs for my laptop are... (PC Specialists build)
Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor 7300HQ (2.5GHz, 3.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM) 4GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 4GB)
INTEL® HD GRAPHICS 610/620/630 (CPU Dependant) - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video RAM - DirectX® 12

Thought this was a bit much to on occasion shut down due to what I assume is an overheat due to cpu use...

Any thoughts on these multiple thing woudl help either panic me or set my mind at ease...

Thanks

Anthony



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