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raceway99   09-25-2009 at 10:14:44 PM

hi,

ive got a macbook (2ghz c2d, 2gb ddr3, 9400m) which im using for 3d design and rendering. would leaving the computer on for 1-2 days at a time rendering the 3d animation cause damage to the processor?

thanks
raceway99

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Devastator_uk   09-25-2009 at 10:23:42 PM
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No, not unless it has cooling problems, and even then it should auto-shutdown if it gets too hot, I would recommend using one of those laptop coolers.

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raceway99   09-25-2009 at 10:54:01 PM
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do laptop coolers work? it looks like they just blow cool air against the case, not inside it

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LePhuronn   09-25-2009 at 11:15:20 PM
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Well proper computers have various intake and exhaust slots in the main body, so a laptop cooler will actually be blowing air into the system. However, Apple like to wrap their toys in enclosed aluminium shells so you may have problems with standard laptop coolers.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?rlz [...] ook+cooler see what's on that list

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loneninja   09-26-2009 at 08:19:34 AM
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It can only damage it if its running dangerously hot, otherwise running a processor with 100% usage will not kill it.

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randomizer   09-26-2009 at 08:58:56 AM
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If a processor can not run at 100% for 3 years (retail) or 1 year (OEM) while keeping at safe temperatures then it is faulty. You don't buy hardware expecting it to only handle light loads :) Heat will kill it though, so keep that in check.

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burn-e86   09-26-2009 at 02:48:32 PM
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if your really paranoid you could always down clock it, reducing heat though obviously it will take a lot longer to render. But I wouldn't bother. Just make sure your pc is resting on a hard surface rather then a soft one and i'm pretty sure that resting it on a heat conductive surface would help as well

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fazers_on_stun   09-27-2009 at 07:37:25 PM
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Rendering will be OK; however blendering is not recommended :D.

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obsidian86   09-27-2009 at 07:45:50 PM
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your cpu is working while rendering?so its doing what its designed to do

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