leaving PC on for long times......

[sammytheman]

Hey fellas I am downloading a couple of games from this site. However it says 8 days left!!! Now what I was wondering what are the negative effects on my rig if I leave my PC on for 8 days. Thanx!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jljhlhl]

If CPU load is around 80% or higher for 8 days - it could overheat, but downloading shouldnt do that. Should work fine - just a little expensive on power.

 

[Skizzor]

It depends..most of the time is your computer cool? Also I left my computer on for a couple days when I was downloading programs and I left it in stand by mode. Everything worked out fine.

 

[Calibretto]

I've left my computer on for a VERY long time. I think the record now is about a month. It still works fine.

 

[sammytheman]

It depends..most of the time is your computer cool? Also I left my computer on for a couple days when I was downloading programs and I left it in stand by mode. Everything worked out fine.

Stand By . My PC shuts down when I select it. Not a total shut down but you know what I mean. You press the power button and it boots to desktop.

 

[Skizzor]

Stand By . My PC shuts down when I select it. Not a total shut down but you know what I mean. You press the power button and it boots to desktop.

When i do stand by my mointer goes black but my applications continue to run.

 

[sammytheman]

If CPU load is around 80% or higher for 8 days - it could overheat, but downloading shouldnt do that. Should work fine - just a little expensive on power.

Here is my PC specs: AMD 64 3500, BFG 7800 GT, DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI-DR

Monitoring Chip : ITE IT8712F
CPU Core : 1.46 V
Aux. : 1.20 V
+3.3V Voltage : 3.28 V
+5V Voltage : 5.00 V
+12V Voltage : 11.31 V
Chassis Fan : 1394 rpm
Power/Aux Fan : 6750 rpm
Processor Temperature : 53 °C
Mainboard Temperature : 54 °C
Power/Aux Temperature : 58 °C
Monitoring Chip GPU : nVidia Driver + Thermal Diode
GPU Temperature : 58 °C
GPU Diode : 58 °C
GPU Fan : 100%

 

[Skizzor]

Here is my PC specs: AMD 64 3500, BFG 7800 GT, DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI-DR

Monitoring Chip : ITE IT8712F
CPU Core : 1.46 V
Aux. : 1.20 V
+3.3V Voltage : 3.28 V
+5V Voltage : 5.00 V
+12V Voltage : 11.31 V
Chassis Fan : 1394 rpm
Power/Aux Fan : 6750 rpm
Processor Temperature : 53 °C
Mainboard Temperature : 54 °C
Power/Aux Temperature : 58 °C
Monitoring Chip GPU : nVidia Driver + Thermal Diode
GPU Temperature : 58 °C
GPU Diode : 58 °C
GPU Fan : 100%

Everything looks ok. My cousin used to put a fan right to his pc to help cool it down. It wasent easy on the eye but it made some what of a difference.