Uptime is so over-rated.

I was heavy gaming back in the days of WindowsME. It ran smooth for over 6 months 24/7 without fail. How? - It was mostly software firewalls (but other certain software). Why only 6 months? -Shutdown to install a new GPU.

Same thing happens in Linux, VLC would hard crash it, Bombermaaan, etc.

I fixed many WinME computers by uninstalling their software firewalls. -Black Ice Defender was a common culprit.