Cable touching metal of cpu cooler

[Lemonpearl]

My cpu power cable is touching the metal lever of cpu cooler. Is that OK?

[Matty2hatty]

lever? AMD?

[Lemonpearl]

Just now, Matty2hatty said:

lever? AMD?

Yeah it's amd. The lever is used to secure the cooler in place.

[Matty2hatty]

Just now, Lemonpearl said:

Yeah it's amd. The lever is used to secure the cooler in place.

Shouldn't be a problem...

[Godlygamer23]

Yes, it's fine. The wires in the cable have insulation to prevent shorting.

[Lemonpearl]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

Yes, it's fine. The cables have insulation to prevent shorting.

Also, I've just installed the cpu cooler and in bios my cpu temp is 40 degrees and slowly climbing. Is that OK?

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, Lemonpearl said:

Also, I've just installed the cpu cooler and in bios my cpu temp is 40 degrees and slowly climbing. Is that OK?

So far yes.

[Moonzy]

18 minutes ago, Lemonpearl said:

Also, I've just installed the cpu cooler and in bios my cpu temp is 40 degrees and slowly climbing. Is that OK?

as long as the load temp doesnt exceed 90 celcius (or reach 99 if extreme)

you should be fine

[Godlygamer23]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

as long as the load temp doesnt exceed 90 celcius (or reach 99 if extreme)

you should be fine

I'm sorry, but this concept really needs to go away.

[Moonzy]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

I'm sorry, but this concept really needs to go away.

do explain?

 

in my opinion, idle temps doesnt really matter as long as load temps are fine

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, Moonzy said:

do explain?

 

in my opinion, idle temps doesnt really matter as long as load temps are fine

90C is unacceptable for a chip to run at if it's at stock settings, even with a stock cooler(with decent ambient temperature). That tells me something is very wrong.

[Moonzy]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

90C is unacceptable for a chip to run at if it's at stock settings, even with a stock cooler(with decent ambient temperature). That tells me something is very wrong.

idk, current gen intel chips sure, but some chips run quite hot on stock heatsinks so im just giving a fair number as to not freak the op out

 

personally i would only be comfortable if its below 75 or 80 at worse

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, Moonzy said:

idk, current gen intel chips sure, but some chips run quite hot on stock heatsinks so im just giving a fair number as to not freak the op out

 

personally i would only be comfortable if its below 75 or 80 at worse

The temperatures need to be taken with context.

[Moonzy]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

The temperatures need to be taken with context.

ill refrain from posting a number and say "as long as your load temps are fine" from now on, thanks

[Godlygamer23]

2 minutes ago, ninninon said:

A chip running at 90c consistently, dependent on the chip, will be fine. My brother has been running a P4 for 7 years straight, in a confined space at full load reaching 95c, during that time he's lost 2 ram sticks and 1 fan. It's not the heat that kills a cpu in most cases, it's the expanding and contracting as it cools and heats which causes micro fractures in parts, and, over time, they grow bigger until something shorts out or loses connection. This is what causes CPU deaths. The military still use Windows XP/Celeron/Pentium PC's in hot, dusty environments without failure, however the mother boards are full of ceramic.

P4 is not the same as Skylake, Ivy Bridge, or Sandy.

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, ninninon said:

That's why I said dependent on the chip, however they are still made of the same materials.

Transistors are more fragile though as they are smaller.

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, ninninon said:

But also less affected by contraction/expansion, it's relative. There's some equation for working out expansion and degradation of silicon dependent on mass and temperature, however I can't remember it.

And bear in mind, I never mentioned damage. By having higher temperatures at stock, you are also limiting overclocking potential. 

[LogicalDrm]

12 hours ago, Moonzy said:

as long as the load temp doesnt exceed 90 celcius (or reach 99 if extreme)

you should be fine

(I did read whole conversation after this also.)

 

You are talking about Intel chips. OP has AMD. AMD will throttle long before chip gets into 90C. With AMD it should stay under 75C and that is still toasty. Remember context when giving advice to novice builders.

[Benji_w]

13 hours ago, Godlygamer23 said:

90C is unacceptable for a chip to run at if it's at stock settings, even with a stock cooler(with decent ambient temperature). That tells me something is very wrong.

Solder on AMD melts at about 85c or so, I'd be very worried too lol also the board should be throttling at 65c.