will it be ok to run the device 24 hrs a day 7 days a week, just like a desktop pc? will it be overheated?
1643305
It should be fine to just keep running, and it uses less power (and generates less heat) than a typical desktop PC in the process. That means you should be spending less to have it continue running all that time.
1643306
Continuous use is fine, although by default the device will go into suspend-to-RAM mode after a few minutes.This device (with a more powerful i7 CPU) is also used in the Chromebox For Meetings product, and under that usage it runs all the time (no suspend-to-RAM either).The device has a built-in fan to help with cooling as needed.
1643307
It is so quick to start up there is no reason to leave it on 24/7. Just like the Chromebook, it starts up in seconds.
1643308
Yes, I have linux installed on mine and use it as a htpc / light weight server so it's always on.
1643309
There's no problem with running the device 24/7. I've done it for about a month and have had no problems. Just set your monitor to sleep when you're not using the computer.
1643310
I don't see any reason why not, so long as the box has decent ventilation. It's a fairly low-wattage CPU, so the amount of heat it puts out won't be much.
2128627
Just as others have said, it is passive cooling and I have had some drives doing intensive work run on it for some days. The drives do get hot (or a lot warmer than usual) but nothing bad has happened. I will say that for regular work it should be fine but for intensive work, just keep an eye out. Also since it is passive cooling the temperature of your environment matters if you are in a very hot environment (climate or place) versus a cooler environment (my environment is mostly cool in temperature).
2267790
Yes, it's perfectly ok to let it run 24 hours a day. I've had mine for about a year, and it's always on.
1997942
you can set it to run in a multitude of times everyday so yes it will run the way you want it to every 1-2 hrs per day even a couple of times a day if you want to it is quite selectable in the way it runs,read the part about how you set it so it scheldules itself accordingly
2232466
I have had mine for about 3 months and I use it for gaming, heavy file sharing, and basic functions and I have not encountered any power issues or major system failures. There have been a few minor issues with programs running on the windows 8.1, but that would be a software problem not a hardware. Overall, it has been the most reliable machine I have ever had.
428325
Nah, you can run it 24/7 if you like. It has a thermostat, anti freeze setting and overheat shutoff. I leave mine on 24/7 with no problems. Just make sure you run it on at least a 15 amp circuit.
579521
This HIGHLY depends on how power hungry your equipment is. A powerful PC with dual monitors, printer, etc will require a lot more power than a lightweight machine with a single LED screen. I think you would get about 20 minutes on average though.
2093684
Can you? Yes. Should you? No. As Andrew Agustin mentioned, this is a processor meant for energy savings (think of a school, library, or office setting). I use it to power a small file server and though it runs just fine, if I use it as a regular desktop and try to browse the internet while streaming music it will shoot to around or over 50% utilization (idle runs at 10-20%). The OS installed is Windows Server 2012 R2 Data Center (thanks to an academic license, which is just plain idiotic to give away as that OS retails for around $1,000 easy).
44980
The device shouldn't be a problem. Your operating system/environment could be.
266566
Hey bro im going to tell my sincere experience... I bought that laptop like 1 momth ago, is got a lot of style and is very slim but i start downloading games like BF 4, Skyrim and watch dogs and in my experience the computer overheated cuz is too slim. I played liked 1 hour and the computer went to desktop or tell that it have an error and when i checked the tempetures was like 150 F so i returned the laptop and bought the Asus G750 js and in 1 word is a Beast! Is heavy but man im 6'2 so i dont care carrying a bit of weight thats it! Hope it help!
1475584
I have owned this since 9/12 running in a computer that is up around 12 hours a day 7 days a week. I have not had one tiny little problem with it ever.
769192
Yes it is very easy to use, like Cynthia says, you can set it to run every 7th day if you want.
694611
I run the unit 24/7. That is what is recommended in the owners manual. The unit has a very low power consumption and I would like to get the maximum benefit possible. It is small and therefore portable,so it can be rotated room to room.
1962453
It most likely would over heat since it is not ment for that, but no it doesn't over clock by itself, you would have to going into bios to do it yourself
287021
I'm going to assume this is a real question from someone who is a congenital smart-aleck. If you are an Intel partisan, you have probably overreached your limits. With that preamble, this is a 220W processor. You must be prepared to dissipate at least that much heat. You will need a heat-sink that is rated accordingly. On the other hand, if you have modern software, it will monitor the CPU usage and reduce resources appropriately. Underused, or unused cores will be parked, processing speed will be reduced until the percentage of processor utilization goes up to certain thresholds, and fan speed will be reduced to appropriate levels. I use these CPU's for both desktop units and servers, usually as a hyper-v host (of varying vendors) and it is nice to be able to run serious virtualized environments without having the host come to its knees. In a non-gaming environment, these processors usually do not produce nearly as much as most of the video cards out today. In my environment, they rarely kick off enough heat to even rev up the fans. If you are going to put these in a 4U box, you will have problems finding a heat-sink that will handle the potential heat. If you are an over-clocker, I would be wary of the potential extra heat (in excess of 220W) that might be generated due to running outside the specified range of these devices. That probably puts you in the liquid-cooled category. If you stay within the specified operating range there are standard coolers that will work just fine (including the boxed cooler, for those models that come with heat-sinks). My policy is to never over-clock since I use these for real work. A reboot caused by a hang and the potential for lost data is simply not worth the few extra cycles per day that overclocking will get me.
526566
Not me, I run mine almost non-stop. Never had any over heating issues with it.
1797346
No. I have not had any issue with the device overheating and I run with it in 100+ degree temps.