Is it true that you can damage your cpu with prime 95?

fc0712

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is it true what he say from 4.00 to 4:33 about damaging your cpu

link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mkGQhE1o2w&feature=player_embedded#!

it is jj from asus
 

$hawn

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I highly doubt it can kill a CPU. Even if a CPU overheats, the temp sensors will trigger a thermal shutdown to save the CPU.
If a CPU craps out while priming, it probably was faulty to start with :)
 

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i have been running prime 95 large fft in nearly 4 hours and temperatures is 60 celsius so it is a stable processor, 3570k with h100 cooler no over clocking
 

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with no OC, its a rock solid CPU, cheers :D