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| Thread ID: 121528 | 2011-10-29 21:27:00 | Core temperature vs lifetime (is extra cooling needed?) | Disco_Dan (16576) | Press F1 |
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| 1240770 | 2011-10-29 21:27:00 | My laptop spends most of it's time flat on a desk connected to all sorts of different things using up every available socket - wires everywhere . . . wish I got the desktop but anyway . . . When I built my own desktop PC's in the past I always aimed for a CPU temp around 30-40 degrees C . My laptop peaks at around 67 C under full CPU load (but not tested temps during games) . The hottest part is where the HDD is located . Does a lower temperature result in longer life of components? In other words, if I cooled the laptop further than the current 67 C would the HDD and processor etc last longer? Be more reliable and give me a longer use of the laptop? I do a lot of encoding/video editing and the odd bit of gaming . Right now the temp says 42 C and i'm just got browser open . |
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| 1240771 | 2011-10-29 21:30:00 | Laptops will always get / be hotter than desktop. Some have crap cooling | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1240772 | 2011-10-29 21:37:00 | The two biggest killers of any computer, laptop or desktop, not including rough use or dropping is electrical problems and HEAT. It certainly wont hurt to lower the temp. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1240773 | 2011-10-29 21:39:00 | Most people say that you don't really want to be going much over 65 in a desktop otherwise you could be risking the lifetime of your components. Then again chances are even if you do run your components at high temperatures the parts will be obsolete before they die anyway. It really depends how hot they are getting and how well they are made to deal with the heat. Graphics card wise you could check the manufacturers site. ie: www.nvidia.com under the specs tab it tells you the max core temp is 105 degrees. | icow (15313) | ||
| 1240774 | 2011-10-29 21:43:00 | Okay cheers, thank you. I did start a thread on laptop cooler advice - I think I wont go stressing out about it but if I see a cooler going cheap I may be tempted - Else I'll make my own :P |
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| 1240775 | 2011-10-30 01:37:00 | I think the rule is that the component life is halved for every 10°C rise (and of course with CPUs, and most other things, there is a critical temperature) In any case, the cooler you keep it, generally the better. Of course as you have figured out, with a laptop this is not as easy as a desktop. |
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