Amd phenom 3.4 ghz without heatsink

[Arigo]

Will it run? Or will it overheat and shut off? (this is without heatsink and thermal paste)

 

[jefe323]

it will overheat very quickly and shut off

 

[rohn_avni]

u may damage ur cpu by doing so........

 

[loneninja]

I would be surprised if the computer even made it 5minutes before shutting off, and intentionally overheating a cpu like that could damage it.

 

[rob2010]

I dont see why u would run it without a heatsink. But yes it would damage your cpu.

 

[sarwar_r87]

very smart question

 

[Arigo]

It was a bet with my friend. He laughed at me because he said computers don't need thermal paste (by heatsink thats what i mean') I mean, most do.. but I guess some older ones don't..

 

[jimmysmitty]

Even older ones needed it. Some didn't have it but it was needed. In fact I took a PC class that had AMD K-6 2s and we used cheap thermal paste.

It makes a world of difference too.

 

[KBentley57]

5 minutes will be an eternity. I've turned on a PC without a HS just to see if it would post. In the time it took to turn on and post, I kept my finger on the exposed CPU. It was already hot. not quite hot enough to burn, but that was only after about 10 seconds. I would wager that it would either turn off or die in less than 30 s.

About the thermal paste, it isn't technically needed, but it IS very useful. If a heat sink is clamped onto a cpu right, it will conduct enough heat away for your processor to work fine. Thermal paste (basically) adds more contact area so that more heat can be transferred.

 

[enzo matrix]

It was a bet with my friend. He laughed at me because he said computers don't need thermal paste (by heatsink thats what i mean') I mean, most do.. but I guess some older ones don't..

So you actually mean with a heatsink and fan but without thermal compound?
It would post. It would run. It would just run hot to very hot depending on the CPU. I did a bunch of experiments with and old Athlon 64 3200+. It ran 10*C hotter without compound. I also removed the heatsink, slowly, during operation. It auto shut down somewhere above 115*C.

 

[sarwar_r87]

I also removed the heatsink, slowly, during operation. It auto shut down somewhere above 115*C.

did you want to check if the cpu catches fire?
like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nU_rvVEna4

 

[enzo matrix]

did you want to check if the cpu catches fire?
like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nU_rvVEna4

It's an Athlon 64. AMD got protection by then. A shutdown when it reaches the TJmax.