Fell asleep, left fallout 4 maxed playing 2 hours! Any damage? Msi Gp63 leopard 8rf

[Tmansdc]

Was playing fallout 4 at 1080p max settings. Got tired last night and laid down. Fell asleep for two hours. Game was left running that whole time.

I had it hooked up to my 1080p 60hz sony HDTV. Used nvidia inspector to limit fps to 60 (60 fps is all I need) and vsync on.

When I woke up gpu and cpu were both listed at 78 Celsius being the max temperature recorded according to gpu-z. Throttle stop used at -.125 for core and cache, max cpu performance and geforce 1070 card set to adaptive for power setting. Cpu fan was around 3800rpm and gpu fan was 4800rpm. Fan setting was at auto and shift mode was turbo.

Could I have done any permanent damage? If so I'm ok because I've only had the laptop a week so I could probably rma it and get a replacement. I did not buy an extended warranty.

Also is there a program I can use that uses very little resources where I can set it up to shutdown the computer in 30 minutes if I fall asleep again but would bring up a message to delay or cancel the shutdown?

Thank you very much

 

[daveybrat]

You're way overthinking this. There is absolutely NO harm done by what you did.

 

[VirtualLarry]

You're way overthinking this. There is absolutely NO harm done by what you did.

I don't know that 2 hours playing a game on a laptop, versus 2 hours falling asleep while the game runs, would make any difference.

But... 4800 RPM on the GPU fan? I don't know if that sounds healthy for the long-term lifespan of the fan. Those high fanspeeds, at those temps (which would otherwise be acceptable temps), indicate that the device was probably at it's limit of cooling capacity.

 

[TheELF]

I don't know that 2 hours playing a game on a laptop, versus 2 hours falling asleep while the game runs, would make any difference.

I know,it wouldn't especially since it's limited to 60 FPS,actually if your not doing anything and just standing there it's even easier on the system.

 

[KentState]

I would return the laptop ASAP if it can't take 2 hours of gaming. The capacitors and fans have to be able to withstand that type of load for many hours.

 

[UsandThem]

Also is there a program I can use that uses very little resources where I can set it up to shutdown the computer in 30 minutes if I fall asleep again but would bring up a message to delay or cancel the shutdown?

It's called exiting the game if you're that tired. The computer will not go into a low power state when you are using a program / game like that.

If you are falling asleep in the middle of playing a game, you are either not getting enough sleep (turn the game off and sleep), otherwise you might have a condition like narcolepsy.

 

[LTC8K6]

If that did any harm, then it's not a very good laptop.

You just gave it a bit of a torture test, which shouldn't hurt anything.

 

[Tmansdc]

Yeah I try and usually only play really intense games like this for around 30 minutes give or take a few. That's why I freak out.


Yeah the fan running that high might not be great for the lifespan of the fan but better the fan wearing out than the gpu or cpu because fan would be cheaper and easier to replace. Dead cpu or gpu equals dead laptop.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

I don't know that 2 hours playing a game on a laptop, versus 2 hours falling asleep while the game runs, would make any difference.

But... 4800 RPM on the GPU fan? I don't know if that sounds healthy for the long-term lifespan of the fan. Those high fanspeeds, at those temps (which would otherwise be acceptable temps), indicate that the device was probably at it's limit of cooling capacity.

Maybe up there, but I don't think it's that bad at all. Modern Macbook Pros with dGPUs have fans that go over 6000 RPM, it's just the nature of the beast with fans that small.

We have servers in the DCs with 1600 Watts of compute on them cooled by an array of 40mm fans screaming at 23K RPM. And those have to last for years.

In most designs including laptops, the cooling is in a push configuration, so they while their environment is warm, the fans aren't seeing the full force of the heat generated.

Like others said in regards to the OP, I wouldn't worry about it!