Folding @ Home 24/7

Hi everyone,

I've got a new laptop in the post (the Clevo w880cu), and plan to run folding @ home on it, more-or-less 24/7. Will this shorten the laptops lifespan, or damage it? I only usually fold on desktops, which tend to have better cooling, and are easier to replace in event of a fault!

Thanks for any replies.

 

Watch your temps, if they creep too high you may want to only fold for a certain amount of time.

Desktops have better cooling options so that in itself should answer your question.

 

I take it the graphics processor isn't used? In that case, what would be safe temperatures on an i7 for extended periods of time? I never actually looked into the hardware mechanics of folding.

 

If you're going to do processing 24/7, I'd much rather do it on a laptop since it's so much more power-efficient. Your laptop *should* dial back the CPU if things get too hot... but you may want to keep an eye on it... you can dial back the processing if you need to... see if the program has an option to do that, otherwise you can put your computer in "Power Saver" mode which will probably help, or get a program to underclock the cpu a bit. For some laptops, keeping the lid open can help with heat dissipation... although you'll want to make sure it's set to turn off the display after a few minutes.

 

Just the opposite.

The Nvidia cards can Fold and the Fermi as well. Folding tends to use the GPU first if available then any unused CPU cycles. Use a temp monitor like HWMON and watch it for a while. I would try and Fold maybe for an hour or two at first just to gauge your temps.

 

Thanks for the replies.