Well let me just start off by saying that I'm more than a little deviant when it comes to PC hardware at work. This post is more of a testament to the durability of said processor than it is a story though. Just to set the stage though, let's just say my good for nothing IT guy pi55ed me off today. :lol:
So I unplugged my CPU fan and started up Prime95. It didn't take more than 10 minutes for the CPU core temp to reach 105 deg. C.
I continued to let Prime95 run for 20 more minutes, watching as the core temp. hovered around 100 deg. C.
My point? I couldn't fry it. The "Sledgehammer" would not die. I now feel even better about my recent Phenom II 720 build!
The bad news is that I'm still stuck running Inventor, Mastercam and Solidworks on this crappy 5 year old system.
So I unplugged my CPU fan and started up Prime95. It didn't take more than 10 minutes for the CPU core temp to reach 105 deg. C.
I continued to let Prime95 run for 20 more minutes, watching as the core temp. hovered around 100 deg. C.
My point? I couldn't fry it. The "Sledgehammer" would not die. I now feel even better about my recent Phenom II 720 build!
The bad news is that I'm still stuck running Inventor, Mastercam and Solidworks on this crappy 5 year old system.