Or could you write a virus or trick someone in to do doing just that? When did thermal throttling first become a thing for that matter?

  • Swarfega@lemm.eeEnglish
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    18 days ago

    I built a PC up and had issues trying to post. As I diagnosed the issue I took off the fan/heatsink. No idea why tbh. I powered it back on forgetting to reseat the heatsink. I could smell a burning smell and ripped out the power as quickly as I could. It was too late. I fried the CPU. It was a burnt purple colour underneath. Had to go buy another CPU. What a waste of money :(