Do you shut your computer off?

My old comp....I just let it run.

Now I have a new higher end one that I'm very particular about.

Whats best for these?

Leave them on all day when I'm at work and what not or shut them down when I'm afk for more than a few hours?

Well, look at it this way: leaving it on all day would cause a jump in your electricity bill. Or at least, that's what I saw in mine :P

I dont ever turn mine off, heat expanding and contracting never does any good

I dont ever turn mine off, heat expanding and contracting never does any good

kate_jones

My old comp....I just let it run.

Now I have a new higher end one that I'm very particular about.

Whats best for these?

Leave them on all day when I'm at work and what not or shut them down when I'm afk for more than a few hours?

Snorbly

I dont ever turn mine off, heat expanding and contracting never does any good

kate_jones

Thats one of the dumbest things I'v read.

You think your computer will last longer by leaving it on all the time?

Mine usually runs for 2-3 months at a time, and I only turn it off/on if I need to update it or if there's a nasty storm.

It goes off at night but I got it setup to turn on in the mornings so its ready to use when I wake up.

I turn if off. Running it constantly would cost me more than $500 in electricitry! (Power is expensive where I live. It as 30-40 cents pr. KWh.

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I dont ever turn mine off, heat expanding and contracting never does any good

Thats one of the dumbest things I'v read.

You think your computer will last longer by leaving it on all the time?

Not really but I should. My PC is old so I never like to wait for it to start up lol. Its short-bus kinda slow.

I turn it off when I am asleep or when I am not home. Don't know why people wouldn't turn their PC's off, save some electricityIm_single

Mine is always turned off if im away for more than an hour lolz and it boots up in like 20 seconds except that i have to enter the password

my old computer tho.. i dont care i leave it on 24/7

I dont ever turn mine off, heat expanding and contracting never does any good

kate_jones

Yea ik! I mean you dont want your motherboard to crack or anything right?OMFGWTFBBQ! :lol:

Some people say your components will last longer if you leave your computer on all the time, some people say they will last longer if you turn your computer off at nights. The truth is, it's six and two threes, so do what you want :D I turn my computer off at night.

Anyway i turn mine off, it sucks too much juice and it's too noisy to leave on at night.markop2003

[QUOTE="markop2003"]Anyway i turn mine off, it sucks too much juice and it's too noisy to leave on at night.cell_dweller

I'm in this club lol. But if I have any updates downloading that take a while then I turn off the neon

Putting your computer to sleep will consume less than 5 Watts of use. The initial power draw from constantly turning on and off your computer will use up more electricity than putting it to sleep and awakening it. In either case the difference will likely be less than $3 per month.

I dont recommend leaving it completely on at night, if only because it does significantly decrease the lifespan of the fans in your computer. The rest of your components will be perfectly fine to handle the constant use. Fans even those rated at 150,000 hours, will often suffer at increased impedance due to dust. If your fans die or weaken, you may be looking at permanent damage to components.

I don't know why you would ever turn off your computer when there is a standby option in Windows that uses close to zero power.

i put it on sleep when i sleepmike4realz

smae here. Sleep mode is what I do, and restart it for updates

I only turn mines off when im at work or out for more than 6 hours. any other time its on. i like my night light, lol.