Hi all,

It seems that I didn't properly install the heatsink on my new Core i7
system. This is the first time I'm building an Intel rig and it seems they
have horrible heatsink mounts. The AMD systems I've built in the past
always had proper heatsink mounts and were always easy to install.

Anyway, so I turned on the system and ran a CPU stress test. The max
temperature reached was 98 degrees C for a few mins (I think it throttled
itself to prevent the temperature from going any higher). I bought a new
heatsink because the stock one sucks and the loaded temperatures are now 50
degrees.

Question: Could my system have suffered any damage or reduction of lifespan
due to running it at that temperature (98 degrees) for several minutes (may
have been an hour, not sure)?
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