How often do I shut down my laptop for mining? How long do you rest at a time?

[TOM Bb]

The subject is currently mining with r9000p (3060), using non-independent display mode without overclocking, easy miner 41.6 computing power, graphics card core temperature around 63-65.
In order to ensure that the computer is not damaged for at least two years and can still play 3A normally, I will shut down the computer for an hour a day and let the computer rest. Is this okay?
Or rest once a week? Or a longer break every time, 2 hours?
Can you give me some guidance if you know?

[Obito]

Move this to the Mining section OP, I am sure that there will be people that will help you there. I haven't heard someone use a laptop for mining before so I don't have anything to advice with you but then again move this to the Mining section, on the lower left of this thread you will see move topic and click on it and then you choose the section that is appropriate for this thread.

[sempak]

I'm not expert miner but I think in long run your laptop will be damaged we should know that laptops were not specifically built for mining but most of the miners now are using a mining rig (GPU) or ASIC miner. I haven't tried laptop mining yet, I think even if you rest it at a time it will still going to be damaged in the future.

But we may not know maybe you could observe it a little bit more.

[odolvlobo]

... I will shut down the computer for an hour a day and let the computer rest. Is this okay?
Or rest once a week? Or a longer break every time, 2 hours?
Can you give me some guidance if you know?

Rest? Computers are not living things. They don't need rest. They need to be kept cool and free of dust.

[NeuroticFish]

Can you give me some guidance if you know?

Imho the proper guidance should be: stop using laptops for mining.
Laptops don't handle well running 24/7, laptops may not have proper heat dissipation, all in all, laptops are not fit for mining. And you have a good chance to damage the laptop way before the ROI (PS. Did you calculate the electricity cost vs the income?)

All in all, I think that you're doing it wrong and you may have to ask for guidance in the altcoin mining section (I do hope that at least you don't try to mine Bitcoin with your laptop).

[boyptc]

I am not a miner nor an expert. But from what I have read it is very common to maintain the cooling system of it, that is like wear and tear but life span of miners are quite long if you maintain it well.

But if it is a laptop, it is not ideal for mining. What you mining with your laptop?

[OcTradism]

Imho the proper guidance should be: stop using laptops for mining.

Valuable advice.

Laptop is expensive than desktop and is worse in heat exhaustion and cooling system. It has low capacity than desktop at the same cost and has shorter lifespan if you use for mining.

Laptop is only mineable with shit coins and it is one more reason to wipe out this idea. With all the cost, using real money to buy shit coin will be better than using laptop to mine them.

I never used laptop for mining but used my old desktop to mine Bytecoin in 2017. It is very low productive and does not worth my time, power cost, and more.

[wedgenix]

Way to kill your laptop faster by putting it through additional heat cycles.

[batsonxl]

It dont need any rest. At high temperatures your components will get old faster thats why if you can keep cool then it is fine. Also you must change thermal paste every year for cpu and gpu.

[adaseb]

Generally you are not suppose to use your laptop to mine. One reason is poor air circulations and another is that it will heat up the battery and the battery might explode. If you want to mine try and remove the battery and just use power cable.

If you got a gaming laptop then its more robust and you can get away with mining if you keep your temps down. However don't shut it off for an hour or so. If anything you will shorten the life of your laptop because you will give it more heat cycles and its what kills GPUs. Just leave it on 100%.