Maximal Safe Temps for an i3-8100?

[tylerskrrt]

I just built my PC yesterday and 2 fans aren't working (The people who helped me will try to fix the problem later in the day) and while playing many games, my temperature bumps up to around 90 degrees Celsius (According to the NZXT Cam program). I'm wondering, what is the safe temperature for an i3-8100? Thanks for your time!

 

[andreww416]

This temperature is stable, but it would be best to keep the CPU running at lower temperatures, as some are not made to handle such heat for a long time. You might experience some underclocking while the temperature tries to correct itself, it might be best to wait for the fans to be repaired.

 

[tylerskrrt]

This temperature is stable, but it would be best to keep the CPU running at lower temperatures, as some are not made to handle such heat for a long time. You might experience some underclocking while the temperature tries to correct itself, it might be best to wait for the fans to be repaired.

Will I be able to use the PC for 30 minutes and then close the game I'm playing down and wait for it to cool down again? Or should I not use the PC at all?

 

[andreww416]

This temperature is stable, but it would be best to keep the CPU running at lower temperatures, as some are not made to handle such heat for a long time. You might experience some underclocking while the temperature tries to correct itself, it might be best to wait for the fans to be repaired.

Will I be able to use the PC for 30 minutes and then close the game I'm playing down and wait for it to cool down again? Or should I not use the PC at all?

You should be able to use it, it just might experience some frame lag but that's probably not your main concern. Your main concern with running the CPU at high temps would be that doing this will shorten its life span, so personally, no, I would not use it.

 

[tylerskrrt]

This temperature is stable, but it would be best to keep the CPU running at lower temperatures, as some are not made to handle such heat for a long time. You might experience some underclocking while the temperature tries to correct itself, it might be best to wait for the fans to be repaired.

Will I be able to use the PC for 30 minutes and then close the game I'm playing down and wait for it to cool down again? Or should I not use the PC at all?

You should be able to use it, it just might experience some frame lag but that's probably not your main concern. Your main concern with running the CPU at high temps would be that doing this will shorten its life span, so personally, no, I would not use it.

Thank you for helping me!