At 02.56 2011.12.05, you wrote:
>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 5=
0
>degrees.
>
>Question: Could my system have suffered any damage or reduction of lifespa=
n
>due to running it at that temperature (98 degrees) for several minutes (ma=
y
>have been an hour, not sure)?

Nah, not even for a whole day.

Life span approximately halves every 10C degrees more, so assuming you've
spent 1 hour at +50C, that means you just burned 15 hours of life of your C=
PU.

It will last WAY less now. ;)

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