Is gaming harmful for a PC?

04-23-2016, 03:53 AM

Hi! I'm checking if playing games such as GTA VC or GTA SA will affect the hard drive or RAM of my old HP Pavilion G6 from around 2011. I thought it probably wouldn't, but I want to be sure since my PC didn't boot after a hard drive issue during a game session, even though it met all the requirements at the time. Thanks!

bonfire9211

04-23-2016, 03:53 AM #1

Volerty
Junior Member

04-23-2016, 07:03 AM

Heat damages a PC's components.
In one case, a game caused damage to a part, while another game had no effect on the hard drive.
Drives often fail simply because of heat.

Volerty

04-23-2016, 07:03 AM #2

Heat damages a PC's components.
In one case, a game caused damage to a part, while another game had no effect on the hard drive.
Drives often fail simply because of heat.

CrazyBessyCat
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04-30-2016, 07:41 AM

Thank you for your feedback. I think the issue wasn't due to the disk itself, but the game might have been responsible for the hard drive failure. The technician who repaired my computer told me so.

CrazyBessyCat

04-30-2016, 07:41 AM #3

Thank you for your feedback. I think the issue wasn't due to the disk itself, but the game might have been responsible for the hard drive failure. The technician who repaired my computer told me so.

Siked
Member

114

05-01-2016, 11:27 AM

Don't use that tech again.

Siked

05-01-2016, 11:27 AM #4

Don't use that tech again.

J0ebyron
Member

225

05-01-2016, 02:56 PM

The technology is deceiving you, so I won't return there. Or maybe he's just extremely unskilled.

J0ebyron

05-01-2016, 02:56 PM #5

The technology is deceiving you, so I won't return there. Or maybe he's just extremely unskilled.

pseuteu
Junior Member

05-01-2016, 04:05 PM

When playing games, the PC regularly updates different parts of the game files from the storage. Does this raise the amount of data being used or cause the drive to work harder?

pseuteu

05-01-2016, 04:05 PM #6

When playing games, the PC regularly updates different parts of the game files from the storage. Does this raise the amount of data being used or cause the drive to work harder?

CaptainPrice_
Junior Member

05-02-2016, 12:24 AM

He lacks understanding.
Playing games doesn't diminish the passion more than any other activity.

CaptainPrice_

05-02-2016, 12:24 AM #7

He lacks understanding.
Playing games doesn't diminish the passion more than any other activity.