Leaving Game/Disc Running

[Whacker]

Ok thanks...

For the record- I would never get into heat evaluation in the first place. That sounds like insanity. The PC was built to operate..if it ceases to at some point, it ceases to. I just try to stay within recommended usage. Also for the record- I've been on games in excess of 20 hours straight with this system before I put the air conditioning in and it was over 100 degrees in the room. No issues as of yet.

All well and good, but PCs do get old and not like a fine wine either. Dust and crap gets clogged in fans, nooks and crannies, etc. Even with diligent and thorough cleaning, fans will eventually wear themselves out over time and not push as much air as they should. Not all PCs are designed alike, and some cases have miserable airflow characteristics and thus constant thermal issues. In short, you may or may not always be able to have one of those 20 hour gaming marathons in Bikram yoga-like conditions. I salute your "drive it til the wheels fall off" mindset however.

Oh- also: The disc being in the tray with the program NOT running is irrelevant correct?

I would assume that leaving the disc in the tray and just being at desktop, would mean the dvd drive is not being accessed at all anyway...

thanks

Having a disc sitting in the tray is perfectly fine.