[tpavur]

is there a program that will shut off my computer if temps reach a certain point?

 

[Ghostscript]

The i7 does it itself.. it shuts down if you hit tj.max temp.. whitch is 100C

 

[tpavur]

so i'm safe to run this thing all night? and goto sleep?

 

[Ghostscript]

Yes, you should be prefectly safe... and also - since temps are a concern, monitor the temps of the first 5-15 mins.. it usually doesn't get to many C's higher than that..

 

[Puscifer]

Don't just turn it on and go to sleep. It could be running at ~99C all night without shutting down, and thats bad. You don't have to sit and watch it though, just watch temps for about an hour....after that its not gonna get any hotter then you can go to bed if its not too high.

 

[lockdownx1x]

There is usually an option in BIOS where you selects the MAX temp the CPU can take before it shuts off.