Do high temperatures cause a BSoD?

181951 · Jan 9, 2024

It's not that I'm getting any errors, I'm just asking because I'm curious. People are always writing about these things like it's due to high temperatures, I honestly don't think it is, but I'm asking anyway. Does a system BSoD just because it reaches high temperatures? Aren't the components already designed accordingly?

ubuysa · Jan 9, 2024

Electronic components don't like running hot. Sure you can fit heat sinks and coolers, but heat is the number one enemy.

You should never plan to run a PC hot for long periods. The components will degrade faster and one common result of degraded components are BSODs. Its not the heat per se, its the rapid degradation that the heat causes that results in BSODs.

Short term high temperatures are much less of an issue, though over long periods of use even short periods of high temperature will degrade components.

A basic rule of PC design, especially if you build it yourself, is to run it as cool as you can.

181951 · Jan 9, 2024

ubuysa said:
Electronic components don't like running hot. Sure you can fit heat sinks and coolers, but heat is the number one enemy.

You should never plan to run a PC hot for long periods. The components will degrade faster and one common result of degraded components are BSODs. Its not the heat per se, its the rapid degradation that the heat causes that results in BSODs.

Short term high temperatures are much less of an issue, though over long periods of use even short periods of high temperature will degrade components.

A basic rule of PC design, especially if you build it yourself, is to run it as cool as you can.

Thank's fr answer!

Does self-protection of a computer that reaches high temperatures result in a blue screen? For example, wouldn't a processor running at 100 degrees directly shut down the computer to cool down?

I think that components running at high temperatures will shut down the computer.

x BlueRobot · Jan 9, 2024

hountybunter said:
Does a system BSoD just because it reaches high temperatures?

No, not directly as pointed out by ubuysa.

hountybunter said:
I think that components running at high temperatures will shut down the computer.

Yes, if the ACPI has been fitted with thermal sensors then the machine will automatically shut down when it reaches or close to the TJMax. That value will vary between different devices.

181951 · Jan 9, 2024

x BlueRobot said:
No, not directly as pointed out by ubuysa.

Yes, if the ACPI has been fitted with thermal sensors then the machine will automatically shut down when it reaches or close to the TJMax. That value will vary between different devices.

Thank you for the informative answer.

As long as it does not cause any deterioration, there will be no BSoD due to high temperatures. There is a lot of information pollution on the internet.

x BlueRobot · Jan 11, 2024

Unfortunately, there is lots of misinformation around crash dump debugging, especially amongst Windows help forums. Most of the Internet is based on SEO click bait rather than actual meaningful content like it used to be.

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