What Happens to a Processor Without a Heatsink or Fan?
Ever boot a board bare, no cooler in sight? Seconds later the chip sizzles, screens freeze, and panic sets in. Keeping heat away is easier than grieving burnt silicon. Without cooling, a modern CPU overheats in seconds, throttles itself, then shuts down; let it repeat and the silicon cracks for good. I once skipped tightening […]