> unless the heatsink literally falls off Or if the laptop was shipped without the screws which hold the heatsink in place (happened to me). The thermal thrott

> unless the heatsink literally falls off Or if the laptop was shipped without the screws which hold the heatsink in place (happened to me). The thermal throttling can hold for some time, but it'll reach 100 degrees and turn off, even if you aren't doing anything CPU-intensive.