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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
Yeah idk, I didn't know much about PC components back then, it was a cheap Walmart Dell probably, but it definitely had the ability to shut itself down and loudly beep for 20 mins when it got too hot
gpt
I definitely don't miss those days. It was nice getting over a 50%+ performance boost out of overclocking a Celeron though. But modern PCs are so much nicer to use.

My thermal paste on my current PC needs to be replaced as even on open loop watercooling it's getting up to the high 80s as it's getting into summer here, but I'm lazy. And if need be it'll throttle itself back.