Prolonged use of the "speed" buttin in emulators

Originally Posted by Adamgian

No, he just means for extended periods of time. If you run it at 100% util 24/7 for a few weeks straight, a laptop will buckle more quickly than a desktop. They play games because they are only in shorter bursts.

No it won't. These things are designed to run at 100% capacity at ridiculous core temperatures. There are so many safety features built into today's CPUs that it is near impossible to damage a CPU while under normal (normal = 100% usage, not overclocked) use. The CPU will downstep its clock speed or just power down the system long before core temperates can reach a damaging level.

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Actually, I would be somewhat uncomfortable allowing my laptop's processor to run at maximum for long consecutive periods. It isn't like a desktop where you've got more open space for the heat to spread into. In a laptop, everything is compacted in so tight that processor heat is likely going to affect more than just the processor itself, it can possibly affect many components. I'm running a Pentium M in my laptop and it can still get kind of hot.

Most desktops only have the CPU and GPU fan and they run fine. Dunno where this idea comes from that a laptop CPU is somehow more sensitive to heat issues. Not only that, but the huge amount of space inside PCs actually creates more of a heat issue that the non-space in laptop chassis as air inside the desktop chassis will get much warmer than the outside air. That's why you need fans on desktop cases, to remove this hot air and get some cool air flowing into the case. You don't have this issue with laptops as there is next to no empty space inside a laptop for hot air to sit in.

Most laptops are designed to radiate most of the system heat though the chassis, that's why a lot of higher powered laptops get so warm to the touch. A hot laptop means the chassis is doing its job and removing the heat from the CPU core and radiating it to the air around the laptop. You don't need all of these fans in the laptop since so much surface area is in direct contact with surrounding air.

Jam it back in, in the dark.