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What are the causes of the CPU failure?

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• Excessive heat: The central processing unit (CPU) can be the source of crashes due to
excessive heat. The (often loud) fans on most common computers are there to prevent
this type of crash, though they may eventually fail. The fans that bring cooling air into the
case also carry dirt and dust inside. This dirt can accumulate and cause intermittent short
circuits as the dirt blows around. Fortunately, compressed air or a vacuum cleaner easily
gets rid of the dirt.

• Voltage surge: that destroy a processor are comparatively rare, but sometimes happen
when a power supply unit gets old enough to send voltage surges. Most BIOS settings
will let you take the temperature of your processor at system boot up. There are a number
of utilities that will relay this information into Windows as well; in general, if your
processor is running in excess of 60 C (140 F), it's in danger of damaging itself.

• Age: Every machine has its limits. A computer that is five years old or older is
considered to be in its grace years. They just fail.

• Over locking or stress- Not all CPUS are created equal. Don’t make a dual-core do what
an eight-core is intended for. Overclocking has its place but be careful to be realistic.

Also, if a game says it needs a certain minimum to run, don’t run it on an under –clocked
CPU. The same goes for software for video or photo editing.

Kavungya answered the question on September 1, 2021 at 04:53

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