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[BlurayHD]

Hello, I have my desktop computer i5 9100 with watercooling and 1151 socket and I need to left de computer several hours to encode full load, I dont know maybe 15 hours each time, I so wish to ask if I have to worry about?

[jagabo]

If you have sufficient cooling you don't have to worry. Check your CPU and case temperatures.

[BlurayHD]

If you have sufficient cooling you don't have to worry. Check your CPU and case temperatures.

CPU temps almost 81

[davexnet]

Do you mean i3 9100 ?
According to the intel information, all the 9100's have a max temp of 100C, except the 9100T, which has 82C limit.

[BlurayHD]

Do you mean i3 9100 ?
According to the intel information, all the 9100's have a max temp of 100C, except the 9100T, which has 82C limit.

i5 9400

[davexnet]

Do you mean i3 9100 ?
According to the intel information, all the 9100's have a max temp of 100C, except the 9100T, which has 82C limit.

i5 9400

The CPU's I see listed have a max temp of 100C
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134898/intel-core-i5-9400-process...-4-10-ghz.html

[jagabo]

81 degrees is within spec for your CPU. If you find that uncomfortable you could try limiting the number of cores being used for the encoding. Of course, it will take longer to finish the job.

[The_Doman]

I posted this here before.

If you want to reduce the CPU temperature you can try to adjust the Turbo boost settings to less aggressive or even turn it off.
Those settings are normally hidden in the Windows power scheme settings but you can enable them.
Reddit: Important Update To PROPERLY DISABLE Boosting
Ctrl.blog: Disable processor boost mode to prolong your battery life

It is mainly referred to Laptops to prevent overheating/fan noise but it works just as well for desktops.
First try to adjust the Turbo boost mode to "efficient enabled" or "efficient aggressive" and see if this helps?


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How to cool down CPU while encoding with GPU

Yes, it works now! Thanks. Changed to "Efficient Aggressive".
CPU load now 70+% (down from 80+%), on NVEnc 265 10-bit
CPU temp is 70+C... I'm more comfortable with this level.

[frank_footer]

the biggest worry isn't the cpu or computer in general overheating, the biggest worry is the outlet burning out.

i have had this happen to me multiple times, in a building i used to live in and in a house i owned, i used to run my computer full load encoding video for hours at an end only to eventually burn out the outlet and need to have an electrician have to fix them.

if you really need to encode that much video for such long hours buy a ups and switch to fixed function encoding using an intel arc video card.

much faster and much lower power consumption.

you will be glad you did.

[jagabo]

The OP's iGPU support AVC and HEVC hardware encoding. It's not as good as CPU encoding but it's potentially faster and lower power.

But the i5 9400 is a 65 watt CPU. If the OP's home electrical wiring can't support a computer drawing few hundred watts there's something very wrong with it.

[frank_footer]

in theory, as long as you stay under 1500 watts the outlet should be fine.

that;s the theory, but you need to look at the full load on the outlet if the system under full load and you need to look at what else is plugged into that outlet, like a monitor.

you also need to keep in mind that outlets go bad over time, so even if a new one can handle the load in a house 50+ years old it will be a different story.

i'm telling you from experience, encoding video for 15 hours a day, 7 days a week via cpu encoding will burn out the outlet.

https://wiretechcompany.com/2021/04/23/do-electrical-outlets-wear-out/

https://www.homeserve.com/en-us/blog/home-improvement/overloaded-outlet/