Didn't install cpu cooler correctly, realized a week later

[kengbee]

I purchased a new mobo and cpu last week, MSI Z170A M7 Gaming and Skylake Intel Core i7-6700k processor, while putting it together I didn't properly put on my stock cpu cooler on tight enough. A week later while I was doing some diagnostics of my PC I realized my CPU was running at a really high temp of 100 degree Celsius even while idle. I quickly quit everything I was doing and fixed it, now its steady at 30 Celsius idle, havent tested while gaming.

My PC was probably on for a period of 3-7 hours a day for about a week before the fix. Did the lifespan of my new CPU greatly decrease? I know there was probably damage running at high temps for that long but did it cause serious damage to my CPU? I'm pretty worried because I just bought this and it cost alot.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

If the CPU was starting to overheat, performance would have dropped like a stone and your PC may have shut down. These are safety measures designed to preserve the CPU. You haven't done any damage, so don't worry.

I assume you're using the stock cooler from a previous build as the 6700K doesn't include one?

 

[lifespill]

Sure high temps will reduce lifespan of the cpu,but it means running at high temps for years.If you were at stock settings and no oc there is no need to worry.

 

[kengbee]

If the CPU was starting to overheat, performance would have dropped like a stone and your PC may have shut down. These are safety measures designed to preserve the CPU. You haven't done any damage, so don't worry.

I assume you're using the stock cooler from a previous build as the 6700K doesn't include one?

thanks! I was really worried now I feel better. Yeah cooler was from a previous build, it worked really well with my old build so I didn't need to purchase a new one.