CPU overheat

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baronvongogo

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Hello all,

What would be the consequences of running a CPU while the fan isnt working. Awhile ago my AMD K6 fan stopped and i didnt no my pc kept freezing due to overheating. I sent it off for repair so id say maybe a total of a week running over temp enough to make the comp freeze what severe problems what this cause? long term.
 
if I have to take a guess, the consequence of an overheat CPU is like an overclock CPU.... it does shorten the lifetime of the CPU but you won't be able to notice it
 
You have just lost a few hours of the life from the CPU, as the thermal shut down saved the CPU when it was getting too hot.
 
It could mash it up permenantly. I tried running a Pentium 120Mhz without a heatsink, and it began to restart randomly. It never worked right again.
 
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