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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (4 children)

~~Well, for the last... 10? 15? years, it would be just a slow sluggish experience. They under/overclock depending on cooling capacity.~~

TIL: they get too hot still and thermal shutdown. Guess i overestimated the flat surface cooling.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

This one is even worse than just removing the CPU cooler, because that cooler is now blocking the hot air from leaving the case via the rear fan.

[–] MarsLife@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

A CPU without a heatsink on it reaches TJMax within seconds, so it would pretty much instantly shut down (just like in the title)...

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

The fan on my previous Intel CPU (bought a little over 10 years ago) went out, and that thing would shut off in seconds from overheating, even without load.