I have an Intel NUC 7* (NUC7i5BNH). Approx 1 year old.
Running watch sensors
on Linux shows an operating temperature of 95 °C.
Windows shows 99 °C.
Many stalling issues, including: cannot play 4k video in YouTube, but 4k videos in VLC work fine.
After opening the NUC, inside the case looks perfectly clean – zero sign of dust.
Why is it overheating?
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* Unlocked | (Newegg.com) says:
… NUC is Intel’s designation for their ultra-small self-contained personal computers. The acronym NUC stands for Next Unit of Computing, which perhaps purveys the idea that in the near future, home computers could become this small as a matter of standard. …