The specs of my laptop are i5 12450HX, 12GB RAM, RTX 2050 $GB VRAM, Gen4 SSD, Win11. And how long should it take it general to install it because I already cancelled it once when it took around 1.5 hours. It was using the whole 100% of my CPU which kinda scared me

So is it normal for it to utilize 100% of CPU for extracting RDR2?

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[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Why does that scare you? Your laptop would be designed to handle the thermal load of the CPU running at full tilt. As well, modern CPUs "boost" up to their full power level, so if they start to overheat they can "throttle" back down to prevent any issues. Worst case, they will shutdown before damage occurs.

Otherwise, yeah, running at 100% all day, every day can shorten a CPU's lifespan. But doing it for a couple hours here and there is gonna be fine. You get similar usage if you're rendering a 3D scene with blender, for example.