[R] R and computer heat

[Tom Backer Johnsen]

Alexandre Aguiar wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I noticed the temperature of my laptop rises sharply during execution of a 
> long R script that generates several hundred plots, all of them saved to 
> files. No screen output. Temps reached above 90 Celsius degrees in the box 
> and above 80 C deg in the processor. The machine turns on cooler at maximum 
> speed and exhaled air is really hot. Tried similar operations (batch 
> graphic and music format conversion) and temp rises were usual.
> 
> System: laptop, Turion 64, Kubuntu Linux, Xorg X server 1.4.0.90, KDE 3.5.9, 
> R 2.7.2 compiled with MBCS, PCRE, etc.
> 
> Could it be fake due to an interaction of some R piece with system monitors?
> 
> Alexandre

My guess is that it the graphics card which is hard at work.

Tom