Ran cpu without fan for a month (Wtf is right)

[harleylawson29]

So i cleaned my pc a month ago with a leaf blower and for whatever reason kept the fan on my cpu cooler taped down i jut recently noticed this i have been gaming and doing the stuff i normally do this month with no issues no fps loss no crashing and no dead cpu (yet) can someone please tell me how i didnt burn my pc up on the first day and also link a program that i can use to see how bad i messed up this cpu because at this point i am amazed at my negligence and even more amazed that it still works

 

[Gam3r01]

Full specs? Specifically the cooler and processor in question.

On a side note, this is the first time ive ever heard of someone using a leaf blower to clean a PC.

 

[volkgren]

First post your system specs, mainly what CPU. Some lower clocked CPUs can run quite cool and use little power.

I use HWInfo64 to monitor temps and power usage.

 

[harleylawson29]

Full specs? Specifically the cooler and processor in question.

On a side note, this is the first time ive ever heard of someone using a leaf blower to clean a PC.

Hyper 212 EVO
I5 6600K
R9-390X
Gigabyte GA-Z170XP

 

[harleylawson29]

Full specs? Specifically the cooler and processor in question.

On a side note, this is the first time ive ever heard of someone using a leaf blower to clean a PC.

Also case is thor v2 if it matters

 

[bjornl]

Your most likely did nothing to your CPU. Intel CPUs use speed stepping to slow down when the temps get to high. So basically for the past month you ran at some fraction of your full-speed.

Not sure I would use a leafblower to clean my PC. A little too violent. I use a mini-blower (from amazon).

 

[Gam3r01]

Theres a fairly decent chance the EVO is capable of running a 6600k passively, depending on ambient temps and overall case airflow.
Or, the processor was downclocking the whole time.

Either way, it really dosent matter, if it works fine now then its all good. I personally would keep an eye on that fan, running a motor thats stalled for that long of time is a bad idea.

 

[DSzymborski]

Theres a fairly decent chance the EVO is capable of running a 6600k passively, depending on ambient temps and overall case airflow.
Or, the processor was downclocking the whole time.

Either way, it really dosent matter, if it works fine now then its all good. I personally would keep an eye on that fan, running a motor thats stalled for that long of time is a bad idea.

I've accidentally run a 3770k (no overclock) with a passive 212 when the CPU fan died and it took me some time to figure it out. Pretty embarrassing considering how many builds I've done/troubleshooted, but my basement office is freezing 365 days a year and I have a lot of airflow in that rig. But it's at least possible; my temperatures were hotter than normal, though not alarmingly so.

 

[The Original Ralph]

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On a side note, this is the first time ive ever heard of someone using a leaf blower to clean a PC.

X2 LOL

 

[harleylawson29]

Going to buy a mini blower and a new fan thanks all

 

[Gam3r01]

Just to clarify, only the fan, not a whole heatsink lol.
Personally, I would wait for it to die before you replace it.
I mean, you know it works without it.