Prolonged High Temperatures Bad for Processor?

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  1. menthol moose, Jan 14, 2008

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    I've got a 2.16Ghz Core 2 Duo Blackbook. At some points - encoding movies with Handbrake, ripping CD's into Apple Lossless format, ripping movies with MacTheRipper, and some others, the CPU temperature increases up to around 85 C. Will having it at that temperature too long ruin the processor?
     
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  2. chrisbeebops, Jan 14, 2008

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    No. The cooling in your laptop is sufficient to keep your processor within its acceptable operating range. Even if it did come close to overheating, the processor is designed to throttle (slow) itself in order to reduce heat output.
     
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  3. SilentLoner, Jan 14, 2008

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    What's ideal temperature for the processor. Its operating parameters as it were.
     
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  4. iToaster, Jan 14, 2008

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    It's safe up to 212 F.
     
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  5. QuantumLo0p, Jan 14, 2008

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    I fry eggs on my PowerMac's cpu's but the prospect of writhing in agony from a blown coolant line doesn't appeal much to me.
     
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  6. cafeCarl, Jan 14, 2008

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    I had a friend with a first gen Dell XPS and the thing used to idle at 90c. When it would hit full load it would just pass 100. Although 80c is high, they are made to work at about that temperature. Now if my desktop ever went over 40c I would be concerned...
     
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