How long does it take for a CPU running at high temps to fry?
I am asking this because I just fixed a computer for a friend who was having problems. When he booted, it came up with an error saying the CPU fan had stopped, press F2 to continue booting or the computer will shut down in 5 seconds. Well, after running the computer for about 5 minutes, I restarted into BIOS to check temps, and the CPU was 98C!!
I couldn't believe the thing was still running! So I took the case apart to see and there wasn't even a CPU fan installed, just a heatsink. On a P4 2.66GHz. Seems this computer has been running without a CPU fan for over a year.
Anyways, long story short I replaced the heatsink with a fan/heatsink combo, and it now runs in the 38-40C range.
Any guesses as to how much longer the CPU might live?
I am asking this because I just fixed a computer for a friend who was having problems. When he booted, it came up with an error saying the CPU fan had stopped, press F2 to continue booting or the computer will shut down in 5 seconds. Well, after running the computer for about 5 minutes, I restarted into BIOS to check temps, and the CPU was 98C!!
I couldn't believe the thing was still running! So I took the case apart to see and there wasn't even a CPU fan installed, just a heatsink. On a P4 2.66GHz. Seems this computer has been running without a CPU fan for over a year.
Anyways, long story short I replaced the heatsink with a fan/heatsink combo, and it now runs in the 38-40C range.
Any guesses as to how much longer the CPU might live?