Hey everyone, I'm a bit concerned about my CPU. It shot up to around 100 degrees Celsius for a few minutes because the cooling pump failed while my PC was in sleep mode. Now that it's functioning normally again, I'm really worried that those high temps might have caused some damage. Is there a chance that brief overheating could have hurt my CPU? How can I check if everything is still okay?
4 Answers
Chill out, it’s all good! CPUs these days have safeguards, and yours likely throttled to protect itself. If you’re still worried, maybe test it with some stress tests after you fix the cooling issue. Just keep an eye on the temps!
You’re probably fine! Modern CPUs have built-in protections that make them throttle down and prevent damage when they hit high temperatures. A few minutes at 100 degrees shouldn’t cause any long-term issues, but if you want peace of mind, just keep using your PC as usual.
Don't stress too much! Your CPU has protection against overheating, and it throttles when it reaches critical levels. Just make sure to replace that cooling pump and keep an eye on your temps moving forward.
There's very little chance you did any damage! CPUs are designed to handle brief spikes in temperature, and they’ll just shut down if they get too hot for too long. You can run a program like MSI Afterburner to monitor those temps in the future.
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