What temperatures can damage an e4400?

[math20]

Occasionally the temps will get up to 70c for a few minutes because a wire gets in the way of the cooling fan, I will tape that wire up so it will stop this but could those temperatures damage my cpu?

 

[tigersty1e]

I wou'dn't go over 65C.

 

[f4phantom2500]

i know there's a program called maxtcase for athlon 64's, and my understanding is that it tells you how hot your processor can get before it gets potentially damaged (assuming it were running hotter than that temp for a long time). idk if it works on intel chips (probably not) or if there's a similar program for them, but it's something to think about. it's a very nice thing to have because instead of having a ballpark idea based on how hot the chips can generally go, you know exactly how hot your specific one can go.

 

[o1die]

About 72 celcius is when 2 of my cpus started to random reboot and fry.

 

[The-Noid]

If your system is stable I wouldn't even look at temperatures. That is what warranties are for anyway.

Since L2 stepping is based off a laptop cpu, Coretemps of 80-90 would not be out of the question. I have Macbook Pro which runs at 88C and a D820 with a T7400 that runs at 80C.

 

[Doctahg]

My CPU cooler failed right away on a new build with my QX6700...When I went into the bios to see why it shutdown I was over 100C. Next time it got to 85+...Once I got a cooler that worked the CPU never ran right again..it's going back for an RMA..

 

[f4phantom2500]

Originally posted by: Doctahg
My CPU cooler failed right away on a new build with my QX6700...When I went into the bios to see why it shutdown I was over 100C. Next time it got to 85+...Once I got a cooler that worked the CPU never ran right again..it's going back for an RMA..

was it the stock cooler? were you running stock speeds?

 

[kmmatney]

I don't think that you'll damage the cpu at 70C, but you should get that wire strapped up ASAP. Also, if there is an option in your BIOS, set the shutdown temperature to 75C-80C, just in case it happens again.

 

[Doctahg]

Not the stock cooler..I splurged and tried the Freezone. It was DOA.....FOund out the hard way! The replacement died shortly thereafter. Think the Quad cores are too much juice for it to handle.