I pretty much trashed the cpu...again. My cooling fan is so awful that it requires an additional fan to even be at normal temperatures. The first time I trashed the cpu, i was running BOINC for far too long.
This time, I have been running a cpu at around 80 C which comes as no surprise to me that i experience slowdown.
Why are you running at 2x the temp? I can't think of a single company that would put out goods that would allow that kind of temp as it would burn up in nothing flat!!
Did you build your own system? Did you build it right if you did? Do you know how to set bios up properly? What kind of rig do you have, especially what kind of MB, and case, and did you use a different fan that came with the CPU?
From what I have seen over time, there are some talented ppl here and no doubt could help you if these and other questions are answered.
DED
Sounds like a case problem.
Anyways there is nothing wrong with a cpu hitting 80, only if that 80 is prolonged for like 8 hours. Hell the i7 doesn't crap out untill 110-120 or so (but intell wont let you pull that stunt, down clocks when hitting 100). I pushed the i7 here to 98 before, but that was at 3.2ghz running prime95 with the default fan w/ no thermal paste. I lowered it down to 3ghz.
blade.... just go do what u do best.... sell your ass to buy u a new pc...
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