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    Will constant heat damage my laptop?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by 0meg4, Nov 25, 2014.

  1. 0meg4

    0meg4 Notebook Geek

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    Hi guys.
    Planning on getting a MSI GE60 Apache pro.
    My usage will be photo editing and playing dota 2 / BF4.

    Been reading the whole Apache Pro dedicated owners lounge, and it seems the main issue is heat.
    The solutions offered by many users go from getting a cooler pad to applying good quality thermal paste (i will be doing both).

    Even after this workarounds, the CPU gets around ~90C and so the GPU, under full load.

    I can live with the laptop body being warm, because i mainly game at home with wireless keyboard.
    My main concern is, if this temperature on my system for 3-4 hours straight a day, will significantly cause damage?
    I know gaming laptops will get hot, and also know that heat is the worst electronics enemy, but i'm concerned on possibly dramatically reducing my laptops overall "health".

    Also, will lowing the details on stressing games, save me some degrees on the system?

    Thanks in advance for your comments.
    PS: Sorry for the english.
     
  2. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    You should be fine.. Honestly, if your getting a cooling pad and thermal paste, you'll be fine... Get a notepal U3 if you can and mod the fans and hell, your GE60 will run much cooler...
     
  3. D2 Ultima

    D2 Ultima Livestreaming Master

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    As long as your TJMax is not hit, you won't really have damage, but the hotter your parts the worse the lifespan. That's just how it is. Of course this lifespan reduction is based on the unknown default lifespan of your parts, so best not consider it.

    Just make sure you use max fans and the notepal cooler properly and you should be okay. If anything, you could limit your game's graphics and vsync it to help the heat. BF4 is the hottest thing you've mentioned, but I'm sure you can figure something out with it.

    Your CPU will throttle and so will your GPU before damaging heat levels occur though.
     
  4. Pranalien

    Pranalien Notebook Veteran

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    Yes it will reduce the longevity of the notebook. Heat and dust are worst enemies of notebook computer. I lost 3 laptops in last 9 years. Its recommended to do gaming in desktops and buy business laptops instead of consumer laptops.
     
  5. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    What nonsence... You probably lost 3 laptops because they were Sony ones and only thing Sony laptops do is overheat and cost a bomb to fix if you run out of warranty...
     
  6. Pranalien

    Pranalien Notebook Veteran

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    Laptops do overheat unless your machine is a behemoth like Clevo or Sager. Its not nonsense .Its common sense. Constant heat exposure within a limited frame will reduce the longevity of electrical components. My previous laptops were Toshiba, HP and Sony.
     
  7. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    Heat is the enemy of any electrical components regardless of what or where it is used. Dust contributes to heat but makes it worse with dust. If one doesn't dissemble on yearly bases after warranty you can expect the dust/heat to reduce the lifespan of your laptop. You can game on laptop but need to know that produces heat far above just everyday usage and buying business laptop doesn't guarantee your system won't die from heat/dust conditions either-so let's bust that myth. If you don't do yearly dissemble dust cleaning from fan and heatsinks and redo the thermal paste you can expect a short Laptop lifespan. I see this more often then the laptop dying but lack of proper care and maintenance on the user side contributing the demise of the laptop and they ask they doesn't it work like it did when first go it. I am well like anything will fail if you don't care of it and it will bust sooner or later.
     
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  8. bennni

    bennni Notebook Evangelist

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    What do you mean by overheat? My Dell Latitude touches 70-80 degrees regularly and has reached six years old with no issues. It's quite possible that it is a ticking time-bomb waiting to die but six years is a good life-span and it is likely to be replaced by a newer (CPU and GPU) model before it suffers component failure.