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    Endurance. Is it okay for acer notebook?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Playa, Nov 24, 2008.

  1. Playa

    Playa Notebook Geek

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    I've been using my acer 8920 and keeping it turned on 24 hours a day for about 7 days in a row because i'm downloading a huge amount of files altogether and want to save times and i'm not planning to turn it off until it's done downloading (but i restarted it once in a while). I'm wondering if this will not do any harm to my laptop because except downloading, i haven't used it for any other heavy processes, such as high fps gaming (but i did watched several bluray movies n installed some programs within the days of downloading process). Have u guys have any experience about this? thx for sharing..
     
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  2. goofball

    goofball Notebook Deity

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    it's not an issue as long as the laptop temperatures are kept under control.
     
    goofball, Nov 24, 2008
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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    As long as it is kept cool. I suggest you purchase a notebook cooler if you dont have one.
     
    flipfire, Nov 24, 2008
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  4. Playa

    Playa Notebook Geek

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    I don't have a cooler. But actually it's now winter in shanghai n i hardly ever use heater. Is 51-55C okay? :confused:
     
    Playa, Nov 24, 2008
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    chii888 Notebook Guru

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    I think you should undervolt your laptop to cool it further to make sure that the fan will not turn on (I think mine turns on at 51C), because i tried what you are doing right now but to a lesser extent and the fan now makes a really loud noise. But after "resting" the laptop for a days, it does not make the loud fan noise anymore.
     
    chii888, Nov 26, 2008
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  6. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    just keep it cool. and spend some time backing up your files to an external hard drive just in case ;)
     
    hoggie, Nov 26, 2008
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    51-55 degrees is fine, just not comfortable on ur lap. which is not gonna happen with the 18 inch notebook
     
    blessedlamb, Nov 27, 2008
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  8. Playa

    Playa Notebook Geek

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    what is the most suitable cooler for 8920?? i'm wondering if there is any cooler with 4 running fans (or maybe more) to cover all the heat zone? this thing's dang wide...and is usb cooler less powerful than the electrical one? what is the most accurate gpu, hdd and cpu heat monitor software out there? Would u mind posting the d/l link..? Actually the 51-55C is my gpu, i don't know about the cpu and the hdd temp..

    sorry for the questions... :) :) :)
     
    Playa, Nov 27, 2008
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    flipfire, Nov 27, 2008
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