How hot is too hot

[Nadun Palmada]

I have an hp envy m6-1115tx laptop with Intel Core i7-3632QM 2.2Ghz with a radeon hd 7670m 2gb ddr3. My laptop is about 2 years old now and my question is, when i run games like bf3 and call of duty advance warefare my cpu goes over 80 degrees celsius. I wondering where i should keep playing intense games like these (the run allgoods)?

 

[Helldog26]

80 is starting to push it. 60-70 is where I would feel comfortable at.

 

[photonboy]

80degC is fine.

Tj is 105degC
http://ark.intel.com/products/71670/Intel-Core-i7-3632QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_20-GHz-BGA

"Tjunction Max: This is the maximum temperature the cores can reach before the PROCHOT# signal is sent and thermal throttling is activated, although throttling typically occurs a degree or two below this. In this post Tjunction Max refers to either the actual throttling point for a core/CPU or what is used by a temperature monitoring program."

Laptops always run hotter than desktops on average due to the lack of massive heatsinks.

Summary:
So to be clear, the CPU isn't even reaching the point at which it starts to throttle down to protect itself from overheating. Since the CPU can protect itself by throttling or even shutting down completely you can't wreck a modern CPU very easily.

 

[Nadun Palmada]

80degC is fine.

Tj is 105degC
http://ark.intel.com/products/71670/Intel-Core-i7-3632QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_20-GHz-BGA

"Tjunction Max: This is the maximum temperature the cores can reach before the PROCHOT# signal is sent and thermal throttling is activated, although throttling typically occurs a degree or two below this. In this post Tjunction Max refers to either the actual throttling point for a core/CPU or what is used by a temperature monitoring program."

Laptops always run hotter than desktops on average due to the lack of massive heatsinks.

Summary:
So to be clear, the CPU isn't even reaching the point at which it starts to throttle down to protect itself from overheating. Since the CPU can protect itself by throttling or even shutting down completely you can't wreck a modern CPU very easily.

Thanks for your detailed response, I am thinking will this excessive use of the CPU decrease the life of my latptop by heaps?