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I once installed Windows on a Pentium 3 without cooler - not on purpose though - and it worked!
Well, installing the OS was on purpose, the CPU being without cooler not so much.
Apparently modern CPUs are snow flakes ๐ค
I think you're confused about how heatsinks work.
For reference: modern CPUs are a lot of hot air. ๐
I beg to differ. I'm fairly sure I've heard about meltdown on modern CPUs.
Are you really sure they aren't snowflakes?