https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/I3-10100F-Reaching-80C-during-gaming-sessions-Is-it-safe/m-p/1379234#M57474 No, that temperature, if it's going no higher for any appreciable time, is just great. Nothing to worry about.<BR />...S Sat, 23 Apr 2022 05:26:04 GMT n_scott_pearson 2022-04-23T05:26:04Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/I3-10100F-Reaching-80C-during-gaming-sessions-Is-it-safe/m-p/1379128#M57460 <P>I know it is below the maximum operating limit, but my fan starts making a whirring noise everytime it reaches high temps. I have read that it happens at high temperatures. Will this damage my CPU?</P> Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:16:14 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/I3-10100F-Reaching-80C-during-gaming-sessions-Is-it-safe/m-p/1379128#M57460 ParFaNox 2022-04-22T17:16:14Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/I3-10100F-Reaching-80C-during-gaming-sessions-Is-it-safe/m-p/1379234#M57474 No, that temperature, if it's going no higher for any appreciable time, is just great. Nothing to worry about.<BR />...S Sat, 23 Apr 2022 05:26:04 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/I3-10100F-Reaching-80C-during-gaming-sessions-Is-it-safe/m-p/1379234#M57474 n_scott_pearson 2022-04-23T05:26:04Z