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iorhld

i have a home UL 750 connection.i was wondering how long could i keep my CPU ON continuously for downloading purposes.the maximum i have done is 2 days straight without interruption.my CPU has 3 fans,does it help any ways.

superprash2003

you could keep your CPU on 24/7..not to worry!!

rock8549

from my own personal experience, most of the time my laptop remains on for 3-4 days in a row with out glitch!

whitestar_999

CPU is not the problem but hard disc is.24/7 operation for downloading puts maximum stress on hard disc than any other PC component.download HDTune & regulary check your hard disc health.

sb21pro

it also depends on ur hardware quality. so ckeck that

player

PC components are reliable enough so dont worry and keep in mind what whitestar has said !! as from my experience i have kept my laptop on for 3 days continuously!!

cshmech

Actually someones topping u all.. Ive kept my PC on for 24*7 once.. That too with a stupid UPS that i finally got to change it.. Then i had a 75kbps conn of Rel..

Admin

That is the correct answer.

Most hard drives come with a 5 to 7 year manufacturer warranty and other then that there are no moving parts in a computer except for fans so there is hardly anything that would go wrong.

whitestar_999

my record for continuous running of computer is 100 hours non stop with 3 hard discs & temp around 45C.

just4kix

You can keep the computer on for long times (more than 3~4 days). But it would be wise to set hibernate/sleep/stand-by options to allow:

- power comsumption savings
- less load on your CPU, hard disk, fans, etc.
- less heating of the room and surrounding area

In the hibernate/sleep/stand-by options, you can set options like:

- Turn off monitor after nn minutes
- Turn off CPU after nn minutes
- Turn off hard-disks after nn minutes
etc.

However, if you are downloading something, the computer is doing something, even though you are not. But even here, you should set this option anyway, so that computer goes into sleep mode after the activity completes.

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players_player

dude if u ran ur comp 100 hours then surely u must have had an ac on or something... because when if i were to leave my laptop on for that long i get the feeling it cud blow cos i dont have an ac.

Admin

Ac of no ac it doesnt make any difference as long as you keep your box clean and remove the dust which gets deposited from time to time and it would run trouble free even at 40 degree celcius.

iorhld

AC makes no difference at all.i mantain a room temperature of 23 degrees c and still my HDD runs at 40-42 C.

as for dust-i had a real experience with it.i didn't clean my CPU for more than 3 months.My CPU has 3 fans and i use a software called SPEEDFAN which monitors fan RPM.without cleaning the fans reved at 2000-3599 RPM,real loud noise it made.after cleaning it revs at 900-1200 rpm.and the CPU core temperature has also dropped to 38 C.earlier it was 52 C.

what i want 2 say is cleaning CPU from time to time makes a HUGE difference.

whitestar_999

well i ran my PC for 100 hours straight with room temp around 30C(it was in may)with only 1 cabinet fan besides the 1 CPU fan & 1 power supply fan,CPU temp at ~60C,motherboard temp at ~45C & all HDD's at around 45C too.the room only had a normal fan & no AC.so it is safe to assume that it's possible to run a PC under such circumstances for around 4 days straight though i will recommend this only when power supply is continuous & good with no fluctuations like it was in my case or else you must use a good SMPS(~Rs.2000 at least)because cheap ones like mine which comes for around 400-500(for 400W)will put extra stress on system.

player

i have kept my laptop on for three days continously without an AC so i think the component which are under the hood are pretty much reliable!!

players_player

This Is All True and all but i remember the horrible experience i had with my hard disk [hitachi] [was a replacement part from HP, cos d 1st hitachi failed as well]. one fine evening all of a sudden... everything was downloading fine... no warnings nothing... and then that evening caput!! the hard disk failed!! and Most of my DBZ eps were lost along with my softwares.

Then I became wise enough to start searching for the best HDD softwares which can indicate what shits gonna happen to my next WD hard drive which i bought!!

but tell me something a reliable company like Western Digital is obviously not gonna give 5 years warranty unless they themselves know they r the best!!

I call them the best bcos i remember my desktop pc which my brother is now using has been through some bad ass beating with almost 12-20 sudden power offs and 40-70 hangups where i hav had to forcefuly shut down the system due to OS hang... and still that hard disk operates as fast as ever!! its been 3 and half years and still running!!