Laptop can't support gaming?

[Laughingman12]

I was wondering for my notebook computer, that people said that if you run games on your notebook for a long period of time it will burn out. Is this true?

 

[Smartazz]

This might be true of cheaper level laptops from the excessive heat, but I think that gaming laptops should be fine. Remember that even desktops will burn out from games too sometimes.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: Smartazz
This might be true of cheaper level laptops from the excessive heat, but I think that gaming laptops should be fine. Remember that even desktops will burn out from games too sometimes.

Most people will burn out from games before a good PC. :laugh:

As long as the vents on the notebook are not obstructed it should not be a problem.

 

[Laughingman12]

But what if you play games constanly for 4 hours?? will that matter?

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: Smartazz
This might be true of cheaper level laptops from the excessive heat, but I think that gaming laptops should be fine. Remember that even desktops will burn out from games too sometimes.

Most people will burn out from games before a good PC. :laugh:

As long as the vents on the notebook are not obstructed it should not be a problem.

Well I think that many people upgrade their pcs too often to see them burn out, or they don't play enough games for that to happen. I think that the PSU usually goes first. I've never had a computer burn out before, even my mac from the 80's is still running strong.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: Laughingman12
But what if you play games constanly for 4 hours?? will that matter?

What kind of laptop is it? Does it get good airflow? As long as it doesn't get too hot it should be fine.

 

[Laughingman12]

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: Laughingman12
But what if you play games constanly for 4 hours?? will that matter?

What kind of laptop is it? Does it get good airflow? As long as it doesn't get too hot it should be fine.

OK I guess I watch my temperature. I am using an Hp Pavillion on 17 inch monitor

 

[us3rnotfound]

If you're playing The Oregon Trail you shouldn't need to worry.

 

[Laughingman12]

Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
If you're playing The Oregon Trail you shouldn't need to worry.

O hell no, You just mock my laptop...

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: Laughingman12

Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
If you're playing The Oregon Trail you shouldn't need to worry.

O hell no, You just mock my laptop...

What's wrong with oregon trail? I loved that game, the original runs way too fast on my computer though, I didn't even bother trying to fix it. It was good on mac though.

 

[SuperNaruto]

They making cooling pad so.. 10 bucks to keep venting

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: SuperNaruto
They making cooling pad so.. 10 bucks to keep venting

Someone on the forums made themselves a cooling pad that lowered their temps 10C. That's pretty good.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: Laughingman12

Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
If you're playing The Oregon Trail you shouldn't need to worry.

O hell no, You just mock my laptop...

What's wrong with oregon trail? I loved that game, the original runs way too fast on my computer though, I didn't even bother trying to fix it. It was good on mac though.

http://www.virtualapple.org/oregontraildisk.html

- M4H

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: Laughingman12

Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
If you're playing The Oregon Trail you shouldn't need to worry.

O hell no, You just mock my laptop...

What's wrong with oregon trail? I loved that game, the original runs way too fast on my computer though, I didn't even bother trying to fix it. It was good on mac though.

http://www.virtualapple.org/oregontraildisk.html

- M4H

nice, thanks.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Smartazz
I think that the PSU usually goes first.

??? where do you get this from? there is really no way to tell what item will go first

 

[bobsmith1492]

I've had mine for over two years now and ran it 25% overclocked via FSB w/Clockgen for a large chunk of that time doing a DC project the whole time and gaming hundreds of hours (Oblivion, Morrowind, Dungeon Siege...). It's still perfectly fine.

PSU goes first? On a laptop? It's not even affected by the extra heat since it's external, and it should be able to supply what the computer requires for a plenty-long lifespan.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: Smartazz
I think that the PSU usually goes first.

??? where do you get this from? there is really no way to tell what item will go first

I'm saying that usually with older rigs, the psu will be the first to go in a system, I doubt a CPU or GPU will burn out fast, the hdd is a mechanical device and will wear down early as well.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492
I've had mine for over two years now and ran it 25% overclocked via FSB w/Clockgen for a large chunk of that time doing a DC project the whole time and gaming hundreds of hours (Oblivion, Morrowind, Dungeon Siege...). It's still perfectly fine.

PSU goes first? On a laptop? It's not even affected by the extra heat since it's external, and it should be able to supply what the computer requires for a plenty-long lifespan.

yeah, I'm not sure if it's diffrent between a laptop and a desktop though.

 

[HannibalX]

I play CS:Source for hours on my HP NC6000. It's just over three years old and no problems so far.

It sits in a docking station with the lid closed about 95% of the time.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492
I've had mine for over two years now and ran it 25% overclocked via FSB w/Clockgen for a large chunk of that time doing a DC project the whole time and gaming hundreds of hours (Oblivion, Morrowind, Dungeon Siege...). It's still perfectly fine.

PSU goes first? On a laptop? It's not even affected by the extra heat since it's external, and it should be able to supply what the computer requires for a plenty-long lifespan.

yeah, I'm not sure if it's diffrent between a laptop and a desktop though.

again, you are just pulling this stuff out of thin air. i have seen many, many dells, hps, gateways, home buils and others still be running after many, many years and the psus are usuall fine. again, there is no way to know what will burn out first and if you think there is please give proof.

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: Smartazz
I think that the PSU usually goes first.

??? where do you get this from? there is really no way to tell what item will go first

I have no real evidence for this, but purely from my own experience, powers supplies do fail more frequently than other components. Except maybe hard drives but that wouldn't qualify as a 'burn out' I reckon.

Makes sense - they have high power components and have to absorb surges etc.

 

[hoorah]

Originally posted by: Smartazz

Originally posted by: Laughingman12

Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
If you're playing The Oregon Trail you shouldn't need to worry.

O hell no, You just mock my laptop...

What's wrong with oregon trail? I loved that game, the original runs way too fast on my computer though, I didn't even bother trying to fix it. It was good on mac though.

You shot 2356468 lbs of meat. You can only carry 238.

Yet the very next day I can do the same thing and carry another 250. Fun game anyway, brings back memories of computer class in the 6th grade.

 

[Oyeve]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn


Most people will burn out from games before a good PC. :laugh:

I can vouch for this personally. Some days I can barely drag my a$$ to work in the morning after hours of gaming.

On topic: When I game from a laptop I have my games installed on an external HD, this way the laptop HD doesnt go nuts and the system keeps a bit cooler.

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: Atheus

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: Smartazz
I think that the PSU usually goes first.

??? where do you get this from? there is really no way to tell what item will go first

I have no real evidence for this, but purely from my own experience, powers supplies do fail more frequently than other components. Except maybe hard drives but that wouldn't qualify as a 'burn out' I reckon.

Makes sense - they have high power components and have to absorb surges etc.

I currently work on placement as tech support and we support literally hundreds of laptop users. In my experience it's the hard drive that'll quit first out of wear and tear, though regarding heat I don't think any particular part is suceptible moreso than the others. The PSU I wouldn't imagine would be very vulnerable at all, given that it's an external thing connected to the laptop. I haven't had many laptop PSUs fail on me so far...

 

[Oyeve]

At work, on laptops, the first thing to go is the screen backlight then the HD. Never had a PSU die internally, yes, idiots at work break the adapters, but the internals on the LT are fine.