Newer CPUs difficult to kill by heat?

[Gimpymoo]

I remember in the olden days, a CPU running too hot for too long, would simply die.

I built my 4770K rig a few years ago and left it with the stock fan as it was adequate for what I needed.

I installed a R9 390 just before Christmas. It does get a bit toasty and I forgot about the stock fan on the CPU.

I check a week or so ago and realise it has been running nigh on 90 degrees and throttling itself reguarly at 100 degress which it is TJ. max. It is also reducing voltage as well to help lower temps.

This got me thinking, compared to what used to happen, I found it all very clever.

Much better than a dead PC

 

[Gimpymoo]

I watched a video on youtube of a guy trying to melt a cpu. The amount of hoops he had to go through to get rid of all the trottles was staggering. Even when he finally did. It didn't stop working till like 190 degrees!

The thermal cutoffs are in a very safe range.

Really makes you wonder why people water cool and cry when their CPU goes above 65 degrees lol.

Thermal throttling is bad because you are loosing performance. So keep it under that temp for that reason. but really I don't think anything under that temp is in anyway dangerous.

Seeing as thing has been running at 100 degrees almost daily since December I assume and is now running a 1Ghz/600Mhz Turbo overclock, the proof is in the pudding?