Post AxXiJlkIS786L8rUeW by mkb@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AxXMbfezcRbVgeVoVk by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2025-08-25T18:55:27Z
       
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       I think hot weather and too many minecraft mods killed my laptop. (to what extent are software choices responsible for motherboards failing.)
       
 (DIR) Post #AxXMgbBTgjoZFj3YzQ by spiegelmama@infosec.exchange
       2025-08-25T18:56:19Z
       
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       @futurebird Oh no!
       
 (DIR) Post #AxXO5erxDxavsLRBzM by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2025-08-25T19:12:05Z
       
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       @spiegelmama It is under warranty.  Less than a year old. And I didn’t have anything on it thankfully.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxXhnD1A2DxtMmDx8C by nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social
       2025-08-25T22:52:48Z
       
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       @futurebird I wish people wouldn't use laptop for gaming or any heavy operations.  They're just not built right for that stuff.  This is what desktops are for...  Laptops have pitiful cooling systems (they try, I get it, but there's only so much you can fit in that tiny space) and push a lot of power through much smaller power handling components that run very very hot...Laptops should be small, portable, light, and easy to carry around for light operations moving around or away from home.Assuming we're not talking about Bedrock here (well, you do mods, so I guess that's a given,) Minecraft is insanely inefficient for what it does, so it definitely qualifies as pushing things hard.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxXiJlkIS786L8rUeW by mkb@mastodon.social
       2025-08-25T22:58:41Z
       
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       @futurebird The for-sure cases I know of were when someone was overclocking. (An overclocked CPU will run hotter than spec.)But, overclocking or no, CPUs that get too hot are supposed to slow down to compensate. It’s never been an issue for me so I don’t know whether the speed reduction is managed on-chip or by the OS. Hopefully someone else will clue me in. Short answer: Maybe. Heavy CPU  use -> heat -> damage.