Will constant uptime hurt a CPU?

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Whitefang

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• Jan 29, 2012

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I'm going to try and use my friend's Athlon II X4 CPU to run a minecraft server for us, so we don't have to rely (or rather, I don't have to) on him to play. I, obviously, want to run the server 24/7. Will the constant uptime hurt/degrade the CPU at all?

Thanks!

 

MattNo5ss

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CPUs are designed to run loaded at their stock speeds 24/7, so you'll be fine

 

pwnmachine

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MattNo5ss said:

CPUs are designed to run loaded at their stock speeds 24/7, so you'll be fine

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+1

The only advice I can give is to be sure it is operating at consistent safe temperatures and on a stable power line.

 

Bobnova

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Not an issue at all.
Mine runs 50-100% load 24/7, always has and always will.

 

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A lot of other components will die before the CPU will.

 

jmdixon85

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My old Dual P4 fileserver is still chugging along nice Thats on 24/7 365 days a year

Infact I prefer my systems running 24/7, especially my fileserver as most hard disks fail during the spin-down or spin-up process. I even try to regulate the temps of my servers hardisks so they run between 30c and 45c. Harddisks dont like to be cold!

 

ChanceCoats123

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In fact, I would argue the opposite of what you would expect. Since materials expand and contract when heated and cooled a constant uptime should mean less heating and cooling cycles. The material life of the processor should actually be longer.

 

jmdixon85

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ChanceCoats123 said:

In fact, I would argue the opposite of what you would expect. Since materials expand and contract when heated and cooled a constant uptime should mean less heating and cooling cycles. The material life of the processor should actually be longer.

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+1! I couldn't agree more. If you understand physics, that makes a lot of sence