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so i havent actually shut my computer off for over 6 months, it runs constantly, i do periodic restarts, like when an installation insists on restarting my system, but i dont ever shut my computer off, it runs all day and all night, and my media player is constantly going, i listen to music ALL THE TIME, even when i sleep, if there is no music, i get no sleep. so my question is, is this bad for my computer to leave it on constantly? i leave part of the case off to keep it kinda cool, but i dont know if it actually helps anything.
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No leaving your computer on all the time is not gonna hurt it. Unless its getting to hot. Which I have my doubts. I have seen many who see how long they can go without rebooting there computer. Think a year is the longest I have seen. If your worried about heat issues give this a shot. Its free and works ok.
http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
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Make sure you blow the dust out often. Other wise it should be fine.
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blow the dust out you say....so i need to get rid of the 7 year old dust monster that lives in my computer? i named him larry and everything...man, i guess its time to throw larry out the door...
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haha nah just get him out in one piece and then keep him in a little container.
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hey i never thought of that, he would make a great pet too, doesnt need much attention, no food, and no poop to clean up...it could be the next pet rock...didnt the guy that came up with the pet rock make a good amount of money off that idea?
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as mentioned, as long as dust is blown off, you should be good. Something I read from some site a while ago is that when it comes to hard drives, leaving it on can actually be better than shutting it down and turning it back on repeatedly during the day. This is because letting it cool completely down and heating it back up causes additional expanding and shrinking.
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yeah the pet rock guy made tons of cash.
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Quote from: RyanS. on July 03, 2009, 05:54:17 PM
yeah the pet rock guy made tons of cash.
so it looks like i have a new business idea...who wants a pet dust monster? ill let him go for cheap!
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My kids nack in the '80's got these things called Wall Walkers in Corn Pops and that guy made 20 million on them!
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wow...Wall Walkers! i remember playing with those when i was a kid! those things were awesome, for about ten minutes anyway, till they got all covered in crud...yeah i played with em...im a product of the 80s...
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Quote from: sinister666 on July 03, 2009, 06:13:28 PM
wow...Wall Walkers! i remember playing with those when i was a kid! those things were awesome, for about ten minutes anyway, till they got all covered in crud...yeah i played with em...im a product of the 80s...
80's. Hell your still a kid.
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a kid? yeah some may say so...im 28, feel like im 48 sometimes.
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Quote from: sinister666 on July 03, 2009, 06:13:28 PM
wow...Wall Walkers! i remember playing with those when i was a kid! those things were awesome, for about ten minutes anyway, till they got all covered in crud...yeah i played with em...im a product of the 80s...
All you have to do is wash them off
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Quote from: mudmanc4 on July 03, 2009, 10:24:49 PM
All you have to do is wash them off
hey i ws a kid then, i mean a little kid...and they were free in the cereal box, i didnt think that far ahead, if it quit workin, i tossed it aside and found a new toy...usually an empty cardboard box, those were my favorite, id sit in em and scoot around the house...oh wait, ive said too much now...
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