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Running an older system 24/7?

#1 ntguy7183

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Posted 12 August 2004 - 07:25 AM

Hello:
I have recently acquired broadband access, so there is really no need restart/shutdown my computer any more, but I am wondering what the stress is on the motherboard & cpu. I'm worried because I'm using a power supply that shipped with a 486 in the early 90's (200W), so I don't know if leaving it on all time will stress it out...

System is K6-2/500 S.7 in 486 AT case.

Thanks for your help.

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Posted 12 August 2004 - 09:51 AM

I once ran a 486DX 66MHz for 32days, 16hrs, 38mins, 41sec, running Win95. That was the record - it was still up essentially 24x7, running as a file server. My 250W PSU that went with my P3-500MHz is still running 24x7 (with a shiny 'new' 933MHz CPU). I'd say you're alright.

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