CPU load too high?

[jewishdolphins]

Is it bad to have ur cpu running at a 70-80% load when streaming via OBS to twitch.tv??

 

How long can I have the stream going before it becomes unsafe? I don't want my cpu to break...

[The_Sandman]

If you're stress testing the CPU with something like Aida64 you get a CPU load of 100% all the time. I did a 10 hour stress test on my CPU so i think there is no problem for your stream if the CPU runs at 80% load for a couple of hours.

 

Edit: I don't even know if there is something like damaging your CPU with constant high loads of like +70%. Maybe someone who knows better can answer this

[bking]

Is it bad to have ur cpu running at a 70-80% load when streaming via OBS to twitch.tv??

 

How long can I have the stream going before it becomes unsafe? I don't want my cpu to break...

 

You can't damage your CPU by running high load for long durations, assuming your temps are OK and nothing like fans quit working.  Run a stress test for a couple of hours and see what your max temps look like, and that's the worst it will ever get assuming your fans don't quit.  I say "a couple of hours" as I've haven't seen a test running longer where the temps began to increase unless some external factor changed.

[LogicalDrm]

You would need to run it with high voltage and temps to cause harm. CPUs are built for use. You could have it running 100% all the time for 5+ years and have no issues. What you should be asking is, why its only at 80%. One answer would be that you have i7 and rather low streaming settings.