Is SSD bad for the CPU?

[domu221]

Because the read/write speed is significantly faster than HDDs, would that cause my CPU to overheat?

 

[Slobodan-888]

It will increase the CPU load a bit (actually it is the same load but in shorter time), but it is nothing to be worried about.

 

[chris_shadez]

SSD will not at all affect the life of your CPU. The SATA HDD's are actually what's holding back the performance of all computers.
You really woud want to use SSD to reap the benefits of a fast pc and make use of more recent components. When SSD's drop more in price, SATA's are soon to die out in new builds and for upgraders

Also, make sure your motherboard supports the speeds of SSD to fully benefit from it

 

[manofchalk]

No.
Going by that logic its bad for your RAM, as thats receives data from the SSD before its fed to the CPU.

 

[chris_shadez]

So would you advise people using expensive quality components to not use SSD?
Sure it would add more stress to the RAM but the systems would still last for the decade or two you'll be using it before upgrades (for the general home/office user or non-OC'er)

I think in perspective, having the performance of SSD for 20 years would be better than the performance of SATA for 25years
Ofcourse SSD is new but never seen evidence suggesting the stress it puts on RAM or CPU is significantly damaging or degrading to those components

If you think the RAM would be damaged in 10years or so (by time most users would have upgraded an entire system) There are warranties to sort this, e.g.

Corsair Warranty Periods

Effective April 15, 2014, the following warranty periods apply:

DRAM Modules
All DRAM memory modules have a lifetime warranty

http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/support/warranty

 

[Slobodan-888]

Games will stress your computer 100 times more than SSD, so...

 

[manofchalk]

No, I never said that nor do I agree with the OP's logic.
I was pointing out that if the OP's line of reasoning was correct (it isnt), the RAM is what would be under risk, not the CPU.

 

[Slobodan-888]

Who is "OP" and what does "OP" stands for?

 

[chris_shadez]

Games will stress your computer 100 times more than SSD, so...

exactly, the CAD/rendering/heavy gaming will do the most damage to your components. Do not worry at all about SSD affecting your CPU/RAM
Look at all recent enthusiast builds, near all who can afford are going for SSD boot drive with a large storage SATA 7200/10000rpm and the more pricey ones just rack up on multiple ssd's

Don't worry, just get the SSD as your boot drive and use a 7200rpm SATA as secondary for storage of your files/media. Would recommend Seagate Barracuda over WD Blue

 

[manofchalk]

Who is "OP" and what does "OP" stands for?

It means the Original Post or Poster depending on the context.

 

[chris_shadez]

Who is "OP" and what does "OP" stands for?

OP = Original Post/er

No, I never said that nor do I agree with the OP's logic.
I was pointing out that if the OP's line of reasoning was correct (it isnt), the RAM is what would be under risk, not the CPU.

Ah nice to clear that up

 

[Slobodan-888]

OK...

 

[JohnnyLucky]

A modern 3rd generation solid state drive would not cause a cpu to overheat. Typically a cpu might overheat if the pc case ventilation and air flow is inadequate or the cpu does not have adequate cpu cooling.

 

[domu221]

See the thing is, I have a 4-year old ASUS K42JC:

Intel Core i5 450M
8GB DDR3 1600 MHz
Nvidia GeForce 310M (1GB)
Intel 530 SSD (128GB) and;
Windows 8.1 Pro (64-bit)

When I replaced the HDD that came with my laptop to an Intel 530 SSD just recently, I noticed that my laptop begins to heat up faster than with the HDD. The CPU temperature increases to 90 degrees Celsius when I play something like Counter Strike GO or whatever. But when I used to have the Hard Drive, it didn't heat up that fast.

 

[chris_shadez]

See the thing is, I have a 4-year old ASUS K42JC:

Intel Core i5 450M
8GB DDR3 1600 MHz
Nvidia GeForce 310M (1GB)
Intel 530 SSD (128GB) and;
Windows 8.1 Pro (64-bit)

When I replaced the HDD that came with my laptop to an Intel 530 SSD just recently, I noticed that my laptop begins to heat up faster than with the HDD. The CPU temperature increases to 90 degrees Celsius when I play something like Counter Strike GO or whatever. But when I used to have the Hard Drive, it didn't heat up that fast.

Install a hardware temperature monitoring program like HWMonitor or use your SMART utility to see which component is responsible for the heat. SSD's have no moving parts like HDD's, so no friction to cause heat, making them generally run alot cooler. There's also no vibration/noise and less power consumption than HDD

 

[JohnnyLucky]

I don't think it is the ssd. Something else changed.

Your mobile pc includes the ASUS Power4Gear utility which automatically adjusts fan speeds for quiet computing and prolonged battery life. Is there any chance the fan settings somehow changed?

 

[domu221]

use your SMART utility to see which component is responsible for the heat. SSD's have no moving parts like HDD's, so no friction to cause heat, making them generally run alot cooler.

The SSD doesn't heat up, but what I'm worried about is since I installed the SSD, the CPU started heating up so I would wonder if the speed of SSD would cause the CPU to function more than it should.

Your mobile pc includes the ASUS Power4Gear utility which automatically adjusts fan speeds for quiet computing and prolonged battery life. Is there any chance the fan settings somehow changed?

Yeah, I got the ASUS P4G installed and the fan's been running at max (i would assume so cause it was way way noisier).


Actually guys, I had to turn off Intel Turbo Boost (which boosts my processor's 2.40GHz to 2.66GHz) and now the temperature doesn't go to 90 Celsius anymore. I don't really notice much of a difference in performance, but at least the fan became quieter.

 

[chris_shadez]

glad that's sorted =) so case solved? SSD might add some negligible stress to RAM but not an issue to avoid getting it. Just think about a regular HDD mechanically spinning and working then compare it to a non mechanical SSD and speed advantage... no brainer