Before thermal throttling was invented, could you melt your CPU by doing something too intensive? (lemmy.ml)

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Or could you write a virus or trick someone in to do doing just that? When did thermal throttling first become a thing for that matter?

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[-] Swarfega@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

I built a PC up and had issues trying to post. As I diagnosed the issue I took off the fan/heatsink. No idea why tbh. I powered it back on forgetting to reseat the heatsink. I could smell a burning smell and ripped out the power as quickly as I could. It was too late. I fried the CPU. It was a burnt purple colour underneath. Had to go buy another CPU. What a waste of money :(

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