Do i need a cpu cooler if im only seeing if my systen posts

[Loafan]

Waiting on a corsair h100i but want to do a test build to see if any of my components are DoA. Do I need to put on the stock cpu heat sink to test this?

[TheRetiredSlave]

YES. You always need a cooler on a CPU, even for a short test.

 

You don't necessarily need to plug in an air-cooler's fans, but the heatsink itself does need to be full seated on the CPU.

[Loafan]

YES. You always need a cooler on a CPU, even for a short test.

K thanks

[WinNut]

"Should I dip my testicles in a pot of boiling salt water?" -@Syntaxvgm 2014

 

It takes 3 seconds for the CPU to vaporize a drop of water that would fall on the IHS, 5 seconds to be ready to cook food, and 7 seconds to completely fizz and burn.

[Syntaxvgm]

"Should I dip my testicles in a pot of boiling salt water?" -@Syntaxvgm 2014

 

It takes 3 seconds for the CPU to vaporize a drop of water that would fall on the IHS, 5 seconds to be ready to cook food, and 7 seconds to completely fizz and burn.

Is this the new standard response to the 1,000,000 questions about this ?

[WinNut]

Is this the new standard response to the 1,000,000 questions about this ?

Acutally yes. I'm going to standardize this every time I see this question.

[Legitsu]

no you don't if you are just gonna post it will be fine just shut it off when you see the bios splash screen

its not gonna fry anything it will throttle way down when it gets hot 

you could always just put the stock cooler on its not like its a big deal

[Loafan]

"Should I dip my testicles in a pot of boiling salt water?" -@Syntaxvgm 2014

It takes 3 seconds for the CPU to vaporize a drop of water that would fall on the IHS, 5 seconds to be ready to cook food, and 7 seconds to completely fizz and burn.

Hahaha LMAO thanks for the insight

[i_build_nanosuits]

you can go to bios for a couple minutes witout a heatsink on, no problem.

[i_build_nanosuits]

"Should I dip my testicles in a pot of boiling salt water?" -@Syntaxvgm 2014

 

It takes 3 seconds for the CPU to vaporize a drop of water that would fall on the IHS, 5 seconds to be ready to cook food, and 7 seconds to completely fizz and burn.

this is complete utter bullshit...the cpu wont even get hot to the touch after several minutes.

[Syntaxvgm]

you can go to bios for a couple minutes witout a heatsink on, no problem.

Don't be a dick. 

[Syntaxvgm]

this is complete utter bullshit...the cpu wont even get hot to the touch after several minutes.

That's in rare cases, and if everything is not perfect, say it clocks up, you WILL fry it, or anything over 130nm. Don't give bad advice. Better to be safe than sorry.

I've seen it happen. Matter or 5 seconds or so. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

Don't be a dick. 

i'm not, a cpu on idle wont generate much heat at all...you should try it out..i did it many times and never does the cpu got hot.

[Legitsu]

That's in rare cases, and if everything is not perfect, say it clocks up, you WILL fry it, or anything over 130nm. Don't give bad advice. Better to be safe than sorry.

I've seen it happen. Matter or 5 seconds or so. 

you are a idiot and don't know anything about witch you speak 

[WinNut]

I'd like to see a video of you holding your finger on a processor from boot to being burnt, with proof that the system was idling.

[Syntaxvgm]

i'm not, a cpu on idle wont generate much heat at all...you should try it out..i did it many times and never does the cpu got hot.

The only reason it woks is because by default it boots to a low multiplier in most cases, and the cpu has  heat plate on it. If that doesn't happen, bye. Why they hell would you tell someone to do that? 

[Dango]

Waiting on a corsair h100i but want to do a test build to see if any of my components are DoA. Do I need to put on the stock cpu heat sink to test this?

post is fine, not boot up.

[Syntaxvgm]

you are a idiot and don't know anything about witch you speak 

pull the plate of and try it. I dare you. Make sure it's locked to the full multiplier first. 

And the point is, even if you can in some cases, why the fuck would you tell someone new to PCs that's ok? This is how people break shit. That's irresponsible. 

[Legitsu]

if the cpu core hits 90C the mutli will drop to 8x and the cpu will run at 800Mhz untill the temp gets below 80c

you can run it all day long like that it won't hurt a dam thing

[i_build_nanosuits]

The only reason it woks is because by default it boots to a low multiplier in most cases, and the cpu has  heat plate on it. If that doesn't happen, bye. Why they hell would you tell someone to do that? 

because i know for a fact that it not risky at all...probably because i've been doing that much longer than you have lived so far...

[Syntaxvgm]

if the cpu core hits 90C the mutli will drop to 8x and the cpu will run at 800Mhz untill the temp gets below 80c

They heat up faster than the temp senor can detect sometimes. I'm not shitting you. Just like GPUs. I've actually tried this.  

[Syntaxvgm]

because i know for a fact that it not risky at all...probably because i've been doing that much longer than you have lived so far...

That's no longer true. The only reason it works is because it runs slower and it has a heat plate. If that doesn't happen, bye. Most of the time the system just shuts off, but why risk it? 

I can prove it if you are willing to risk your CPU. Should be fine, but I can show you how it works. 

 

Leave 2 screws on the heatsink undone. Do something like run a game in windows and pull the side of the heat sink up. In like 2 seconds the damn thing will crash. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

That's no longer true. The only reason it works is because it runs slower and it has a heat plate. If that doesn't happen, bye. Most of the time the system just shuts off, but why risk it? 

no, its an electronic component, not a nuclear reactor...they wont heat up at all when idling...you should try it out and see for yourself...i fried a couple cpus on purpose and ive boote overclocked pentium without heatsinks on them and only under a significant load do they get hot.

[Syntaxvgm]

no, its an electronic component, not a nuclear reactor...they wont heat up at all when idling...you should try it out and see for yourself...i fried a couple cpus on purpose and ive boote overclocked pentium without heatsinks on them and only under a significant load do they get hot.

The risk is if they are not idling. It's a small risk if you actually know what you are doing, but why in the hell tell new people to boot the system without a heatsink? It's bad practice! It's irresponsible, and has not advantage! You'd be fiore form an IT job if you did that to any worthwhile equipment.  I've actually seen it to damage. And if youd read I have tried it myself multiple times. 

God I need to make a thread showing how this works. IT USUALLY doesn't damage anything. But it can. The only time I've seen someone actually break a CPU like this was an i7-920

I just don't want to risk my desktop cpu atm. Maybe when I upgrade....

[i_build_nanosuits]

The risk is if they are not idling. It's a small risk if you actually know what you are doing, but why in the hell tell new people to boot the system without a heatsink? It's bad practice! I've actually seen it to damage. And if youd read I have tried it myself multiple times. 

God I need to make a thread showing how this works. IT USUALLY doesn't damage anything. But it can. The only time I've seen someone actually break a CPU like this was an i7-920

I just don't want to risk my desktop cpu atm. Maybe when I upgrade....

you dont get it...you need a SIGNIFICANT load to be applied on it...even a full boot wont damage anything.

in this case the op asked to just test if the system post, theres no way in hell this can damage anything, he can browse the bios all night if he wants to it will never heat up his cpu.