Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
no, u cannot power on the e8400 without any cooling
Originally posted by: dmens
old cpu's, about 100ms before they fry if you attempt to power on without a heatsink.
not sure about amd, but yonah onwards will do a thermal kill. usually it will prevent damage, but no guarantee. also, your warranty is void if you attempt it.
Originally posted by: Midnight Rambler
You could always put a raw egg on the CPU's heat spreader first.
Not sure of the thermal reduction properties, but at least you'll have breakfast ... :laugh:
Originally posted by: aigomorla
dude you guys..
the chip will heat up to the point of thermal shutdown if it ever went up that high.
It can probably last though bios on stock settings without a sink expeecially cuz it will down throttle when it gets close... past that i wouldnt hold your breath.
It will start... then it will just turn off...
And how do i know? cuz ive had dead pumps b4. And didnt realize why my system kept shutting down until i pulled things apart and found out my pump died.
and its not a windows shut down. Its more like pulling the power cord from the outlet shut down.
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
no, u cannot power on the e8400 without any cooling
??? im lost on this... why?
I have nothing plugged onto my cpu power header on my E8400 but its on water...
Originally posted by: aigomorla
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
no, u cannot power on the e8400 without any cooling
??? im lost on this... why?
I have nothing plugged onto my cpu power header on my E8400 but its on water...
Originally posted by: Serj
thanks for the replies guys, i dont think i want to risk it, i might as well wait for the zalman or use the stock heatsink for now. I just never cleaned the thermal compound off the processor, so i was trying to avoid that, but hopefully it's not that difficult
Originally posted by: Regalk
Originally posted by: Serj
thanks for the replies guys, i dont think i want to risk it, i might as well wait for the zalman or use the stock heatsink for now. I just never cleaned the thermal compound off the processor, so i was trying to avoid that, but hopefully it's not that difficult
I remember a video a while back with the old AMD thunderbirds (or was it an Athlon XP) - they tested a MB and cpu and in a few seconds a loud explosion - booom! Punched a whole into the motherboard - use your imagination.
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
no, u cannot power on the e8400 without any cooling