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    All night long

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by conejeitor, Mar 22, 2007.

  1. conejeitor

    conejeitor Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi guys,
    Yesterday I tried to shut down windows, but only this morning I figure that didn't. It got stuck in one of those "end program" type of dialog. The program that was not completely closed and that originated the problem was a game (Myst V), so I wonder if my GPU or CPU were hot all night because of this (I'm worried). The PC didn't go to standby for this reason.
    Today the temperature is normal. Should I worry?
    Thanks for the help.
     
    conejeitor, Mar 22, 2007
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  2. Thibault

    Thibault Banned

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    No it shouldn't be a problem.
    The computer wasn't doing much (nothing GPU or CPU demanding) when it was just sitting there like that. The fan would have no problem keeping your notebook cool enough.
     
    Thibault, Mar 22, 2007
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  3. Rager

    Rager Notebook Guru

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    Most late model Intel cpus will shut down, on their own, if they reach damaging temperatures. I'd guess AMD has similar routines.
     
    Rager, Mar 22, 2007
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  4. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Laptops are made so that they can be on for extended periods of time (weeks & months) without a problem given that they are on a flat surface and have ample space to cool.

    If your laptop could not survive one simple night turned on, than you need to replace that machine asap, because that's really unacceptable.
     
    adinu, Mar 22, 2007
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  5. LFC

    LFC Ex-NBR

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    As stated, don't worry about it. Sometimes I leave mine on overnight if I'm downloading a lot of mod files for games and whatnot. Mine isn't that much hotter than at idle, albeit I have a cooler
     
    LFC, Mar 22, 2007
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    Jalf Comrade Santa

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    Two points here. First, there's no harm in your CPU and GPU running at full speed for long durations. At least not unless they have insufficient cooling, which shouldn't be the case (and if it is the case, I wouldn't want to run them at full speed even for short durations).

    And second, they only run at full speed if they're under full load. Of course I don't know if it was rendering 3d graphics all night long, but if it was, the GPU will have run at full speed. Otherwise, it'll have idled just like it does when you're not running games or watching movies.
     
    Jalf, Mar 22, 2007
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  7. CCityInstaller

    CCityInstaller Notebook Enthusiast

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    I leave my notebook on 24/7 running both cores @ 100% without any worries. If the machine can't run to it's proper spec, then the manufacturer shouldn't be in business.
     
    CCityInstaller, Mar 22, 2007
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