Toasty XP1700XP...Ran 24 Hours+ @ 80C

[HellHawk]

The topic says it all...Any ideas if I should start looking for a new proc?

See, I did something really stupid. In trouble shooting my other PC, while swapping parts back and forth, I forgot to plug the HSF back in on my backup system. I knew it sounded far too quiet but I did not give it a second thought. It ran like this for at least 24-48 hours...probably even more. It just so happened that I was checked some settings in Sandra when I noticed the CPU temp was at 80C. I figured it might be an error but I booted into the BIOS to check....just to be sure. The BIOS confirmed it. I pulled off the cover and noticed the HSF was not spinning...Oops...

The kicker is...the system has been running fine, with no problems at all. With the fan re-enabled, I'm now running comfortable around 30-40C. However, I am wondering if I should start looking for a replacement proc. Going to run Prime95 for a few hours when I go out today....

Moral of the story....if it sounds too quiet...there's probably a reason...

 

[johnjkr1]

If it still works, I wouldn't worry about it

 

[JK949]

If cpu were going to fry it would happen pretty quick. 80C is at the top of the temp
range for that cpu. at worst it might shorten the overall life span.
I'd keep useing it until it quites unless you were thinking about upgrading.

 

[HellHawk]

Thanks guys.

Ran Prime 95 for almost 5 hours as well and I did not encounter any errors. I'm going to write it off as a big learning experience and I suppose only time will tell....

 

[SeTeS]

I was gonna suggest checking your heatsink compound or tip to make sure it hadn't cooked off, but hell, if you're getting 30-40c, why bother?