Bedding your system in. Is it a thing?

Zeebedy

Zeebedy

Zeebedy

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Hey guys,

I finished building my system yesterday, since then I have been doing basic tasks..im paranoid that loading a game is gonna **** up! (yes i know, im nuts!)

Its just everything seems to good to be true, low temps on idle, quiet etc..

What im wondering is should I let my system "bed in" before I jump into some CS or BFV etc..?
 
Definitely, definitely not. I like to load all my programs, organise my backups etc.

The only thing that you could argue ‘beds in’ is thermal paste, and hats negligible.

Go and enjoy some games sir!
 
It is the case with cars, headphones and the like, because the materials are often stiffer after being manufactured (and not used yet), or not yet fully lubricated.

I.e. physical properties change ever so slightly.

This, to the best of my knowledge, isn't the case with electronics, or if it is, is so insignificant that it doesn't matter


TL;DR

Go kills some noobs
 
I dont think the idea is compeltely ridiculous and it isnt the first time I have heard of this.

There will be a certain amount of expansion with heat etc, law of physics says it will happen, but how much it'll actually affect anything (even if measured in very sensitive and scientific methods) would be almost non-existent.

The above advice to crack straight in to a game is the most valid!
 
There is no "bedding in" of electronics, I have studied this very topic extensively at University. The only parts in a PC that could need to "bed in" are moving parts such as spinning hard disks and fans. But that is utterly negligible as there are few touching and moving surfaces in those components.

The Voyager spacecraft has been in space for 42 years, and works well still in the most hostile environments. Electronics are incredibly reliable.

Enjoy your system and use it without fear of such things.
 
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