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wcgridmember
Advanced Cruncher Joined: Mar 30, 2005 Post Count: 112 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Are there formal studies or informal estimations about the wear WCGrid creates on computers/laptops/smartphones? Perhaps the % of the lifespan that is lost, or number of months that each component loses?
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Sgt.Joe
Ace Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 4, 2006 Post Count: 7844 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Are there formal studies or informal estimations about the wear WCGrid creates on computers/laptops/smartphones? Perhaps the % of the lifespan that is lost, or number of months that each component loses? I don't know of any formal studies, but I surmise (without any empirical evidence to back it up) that the most wear and tear is going to be on the fans/cooling system because you have moving parts there. I have had numerous systems crunch over the years and have had a few items fail. I had a motherboard fail because it blew the top off a capacitor (a used Gateway PIII). I have had a Dell T7400 burn out the power supply. I had a Compaq PIII whose hard drive quit. I have had several USB sticks fail over time, some relatively quick(really cheap ones) and others which have lasted years. I have also had some hard drives fail on systems which never crunched. All of these machines are in today's terms ancient. I have yet to have one of the servers quit with the exception of the Dell T7400. In my opinion, servers are made to run at 100 % 24/7 indefinitely, most desktops are made to run pretty well for long periods of time, and most laptops are not made to run 100% for any length of time (due mainly I think to inadequate cooling). I have retired more systems due to inefficiency in electric use than have ever failed due to any wear and tear. Hope this helps. Cheers
Sgt. Joe
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wcgridmember
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Thanks for the input, Sgt. Joe!
Could you please clarify a little your last sentence: you mean "more" as in "more than 50%" or as in "nearly 100%" or perhaps maybe something else? |
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Sgt.Joe
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Thanks for the input, Sgt. Joe! Could you please clarify a little your last sentence: you mean "more" as in "more than 50%" or as in "nearly 100%" or perhaps maybe something else? Since the late 1980's to the present I had probably in excess of 50 different computers. Some of them I have given away as working models to others who could use them as I have upgraded. Some which had one or more components fail I recycled, but saved usable parts. Once I started crunching in 2006 I think I started with just 1 computer crunching to try it out. Gradually I added others, which I got either for free or bought cheap at auctions. As I got better machines, I would retire the oldest ones and donate them to others who could use them. I got to know some people who would take some and cannibalize them for parts and recycle the rest. Just guessing, but I would say pre crunching, I probably had 3 or 4 fail for one reason or another and post crunching I have had only one system completely fail, but have replaced various components in a few others. Hope this helps. Cheers
Sgt. Joe
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Eric_Kaiser
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My i7-3930k is now running 7 years 24/7 with unchanged hardware.
----------------------------------------I personally don't recommend mobile phones. I used them myself and all of these devices had issues with the akku/battery in short time. For me it is to risky that a mobile blows up and sets my flat under fire.  |
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wcgridmember
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My i7-3930k is now running 7 years 24/7 with unchanged hardware. I personally don't recommend mobile phones. I used them myself and all of these devices had issues with the akku/battery in short time. For me it is to risky that a mobile blows up and sets my flat under fire. Desktop or laptop? |
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Falconet
Master Cruncher Portugal Joined: Mar 9, 2009 Post Count: 3315 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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The i7-3930k is a desktop processor, per Intel's page.
---------------------------------------- - AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF 6C/12T 3.2 GHz - 85W - AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C/8T 2.0 GHz - 28W - AMD Ryzen 7 7730U 8C/16T 3.0 GHz |
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