General Heat Damage Information

[JayWillyMF]

Hi all,

I built my first X99 build last night and I had a concern that I would like any information or insight on. Let me preface this by stating I did a quick Google and some searching on Reddit and found mostly what I'm looking for, but I figured this was the best place for a definite answer.

I have an H80i, and I had finished installing it and the CPU, so I booted up the computer to test the loop. However, I didn't have any RAM seated, so the computer couldn't boot (into the BIOS, anyway). When it started turning on, the LED on the H80i started to pulse red, and the push/pull fans on the radiator started spinning pretty quickly. The computer, however, didn't do an emergency shut off, and I was able to turn off the computer by simply holding the power button.

I am a bit concerned about heat damage, I suppose. Is there any way I can really check for that? After getting Windows installed (and the rest of my general stuff) I messed around a bit on the computer and it seems to be running fine. It's idling at about 27 degrees and isn't making any terrible noises. I know the general consensus is that the machine would shut itself down before any heat damage is to be done, but a lot of people have also told me that the machine can get damaged anyway.

Sorry if this question seems like an obvious answer, I'm just a bit concerned, since this new PC is a bit like taking care of a newborn child.

-JWMF

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

If your computer is overheating, it would shut down to prevent damage. Components are smart, you can't harm it unless you intentionally increase the voltage of the components manually, or if something else is wrong, such as the power supply is failing. If your RAM wasn't seated, then you heard beeps as well? It's all normal what you're describing here, and I wouldn't be worried. Your computer cannot damage itself for no reason, that's a myth, or to say the least--false.

 

[JayWillyMF]

That's the exact kind of reassurance I needed, thank you.

But yes, all the errors were normal, I'm just unsure why the LED was pulsing red. I'm pretty sure it's because there was no RAM seated and that was just some strange way of it saying there was a general error.

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

Yes, that is exactly why. You have absolutely nothing to worry about. Even if it was overheating, you wouldn't harm it anyways. You have to increase the voltage by a huge ammount to damage something. If it's inbetween huge and normal, it's also fine because it will likely just shut down and not boot until everything cooled down. If something wasn't working properly, your computer would tell you because you would likely not even be able to get into Windows.