Hi Salem 978. See the link above and suffer.
Each plate has some strong point and some weak point. My concern about the hotspot is not in vain because in these last 40 or 50 years that I have worked in the technology industry I know very well that “the thread is cut at the thinnest part”.
Who knows how a fuse works, knows what temperature does to physical materials (in the case of the fuse, which is a metallic thread, it melts it at the weakest point).
As I said before, except for vacuum tubes (used many years ago) that had a heater to keep them hot and achieve optimum performance, semiconductors must be kept away from high temperatures, there is a process called “thermal acceleration” (I don’t know if there is an exact translation in English for “embalaje térmico”) where more generated heat, the semiconductor becomes “more conductive”, passes more current, generates more heat because it dissipates more power and this becomes a vicious circle until it reaches the damage or destruction of the material. Video cards, processors and chipsets are the most problematic. Few people do maintenance - and gamers should do it AT LEAST once a year - removing old thermal paste and thermal pads and replacing them with new ones. Clean the entire interior with an air compressor (1Kg of pressure or 2 is more than enough) and keep the cables organized inside to improve air circulation. I’ve been servicing PCs for many, many years and I’ve seen a lot of damaged equipment/components for that reason.
I will stay away from your team…unless you come to visit my country ![]()
Greetings from the South of Argentina.