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Thread: Batch converting 1,000+ albums, affect on computer hardware?

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    Batch converting 1,000+ albums, affect on computer hardware?

    Maybe a ridiculous question, but what effect would batch converting 1,000+ albums (from AIFF to MP3) in one go have on a computer? I think batch converting 1,000 albums would take my laptop roughly 8 hours to accomplish. Guessing it'd be pretty taxing on the processor, cooling fans, etc. running pretty hot for hours on end.

    Anybody run into any problems with this?

    I just purchased a brand new Macbook Pro with the following specs. Maybe I'm paranoid, but should I be concerned?

    • 3.5GHz dual-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor
    • 16GB of 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory

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    Re: Batch converting 1,000+ albums, affect on computer hardware?

    Are you converting from a local hard drive to a local hard drive?

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    Re: Batch converting 1,000+ albums, affect on computer hardware?

    Quote Originally Posted by mville View Post
    Are you converting from a local hard drive to a local hard drive?
    External hard drive, connected to the laptop via USB.

    In other words, the AIFF source folder to MP3 output folder are located on that same external drive.

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    Re: Batch converting 1,000+ albums, affect on computer hardware?

    Yes, the laptop will get warm, but if built to spec, you have no flac file corruption and you are not located in the Sahara, then I don't foresee any issues.

    I batch convert my flac library, 2500+ albums to mp3 overnight, no problems.
    Last edited by mville; 01-18-2018 at 12:01 PM.

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    Re: Batch converting 1,000+ albums, affect on computer hardware?

    The modern intel cpus will self slow down if get too hot. It should not be possible to damage the system from taxing it.

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    Re: Batch converting 1,000+ albums, affect on computer hardware?

    Cool! Thanks, guys.

    Just learned about CPU temperature throttling. Just watched a guy on Youtube put his Macbook in a pan of water (after sealing all ports, no fans or intakes on that particular model) to test a water-cooling effect on CPU performance. Water cooling, in-fact, doubled CPU performance. Interesting stuff.
    Last edited by RecklessMission; 01-18-2018 at 12:16 PM.

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