PC on or off

[Helixia]

Hello everyone,

I was wondering how everybody thinks about letting your pc on while you are not using it while you are at work, school or something like that.

I'm fellowing an edacution for system administrator.

My opinion is that is better to turn your pc off, because everytime you turn off your pc it refresh your RAM and register so your pc can run at full speed and it is better for your enery costs.

At the other hand the computer parts wear off more quick and it cost more time before your pc is fully started up.

What are the opinions about it?

[MrPopadopalis25]

whenever i turn off my computer i give it a little kiss goodnight

[Emo_Saur_]

whenever i turn off my computer i give it a little kiss goodnight

I stick my penis in the floppy dick drive for maximum pleasure.

#yolo


I turn it off when I don't use it, because I steal interwebz from people.

[m0de]

http://i.imgur.com/Xo593.png

still runs flawless. longest ive had it on without restarting was around 70 days and my power went out.

[sticklydude]

I keep mine on, but I restart it every now and then.

[Helixia]

Okay i reboot my pc turn me pc off and on again everytime, but a friend has some problems with his pc and he never turn his pc off and it is a 1 year old pc.

[fido123]

Starting your computer from a "cold boot" causes a rush of power for a split second which isn't very great for your hardware, but other than that and boot time I don't really see any other advantages. With SSDs becoming more prominent boot times are going to be a fraction of what they used to very soon for most consumers. The power it takes to run your standard Desktop/Laptop with the screen off is still something to consider since a reboot really isn't such a big deal. Also I have a feeling the longer Windows is running which I use as my main station the more garbage it kinda picks up and has to roll with, or maybe it's just me and Windows doesn't do that like it used to. With the ARM processor architecture on the rise computers are going to be using a lot less power but that still isn't going to be for a little while for "Desktop users" if we still exist at that time.

But yeah anyway I think it's mostly a power issue and the fact that turning your computer off/on isn't a big deal. I only keep my server running 24/7.

[Helixia]

Starting your computer from a "cold boot" causes a rush of power for a split second which isn't very great for your hardware, but other than that and boot time I don't really see any other advantages.

Also I have a feeling the longer Windows is running which I use as my main station the more garbage it kinda picks up and has to roll with, or maybe it's just me and Windows doesn't do that like it used to.

It can be, but the electric network in The Netherlands is very stable and we don't have surges or other of that stuff. I heard somewhere the damage it could do to your hardware isn't really noticeable.

And yeah i have the same feeling about Windows too. That's why i reboot everyday for a clean register and RAM-memory.

[Winrar]

When my desktop worked I kept it on all the time. Now that I'm on my laptop all the time I just turn it off before bed.

[fido123]

It can be, but the electric network in The Netherlands is very stable and we don't have surges or other of that stuff. I heard somewhere the damage it could do to your hardware isn't really noticeable.

I hear the power in Europe is a lot cleaner but there's still that initial power surge when you turn your system on. Probably won't ever notice anything though, just something I remember from Hardware 101. Also, IMO laptops are terrible to leave on all the time. Those things run so hot.

[UserNameGoesHere]

Ah, the age-old question of "Which is better for my computer? Turn it off or leave it on when I'm not using it?"

I'll tell you right now you will get conflicting answers depending who you ask, even among professionals.

Basically the initial power surge when you turn your computer on isn't good and produces microscopic wear and tear but leaving your computer on will produce wear and tear as well.

I would say don't excessively or obsessively turn your machine on-and-off, but, other than that, do what you want. Putting a nice UPS between your computer and the power outlet isn't a bad idea either.

[who_cares973]

desktop i would leave on.

laptop lmao **** that shit turn it off when not in use unless im torrenting

[PrawnSkunk]

I leave my computer on for thousands of hours. It's a vista, so it takes lifetimes to turn on and off. xD

http://i.imgur.com/TekVc.png

[Coolboyrulez0]

Keep it on for weeks. Only restart when I really have to.

[alloyus]

Won't leave it on over night, would leave it on if I left my house at 1 or something, even if I wouldn't be back for several hours.

[Helixia]

Also, IMO laptops are terrible to leave on all the time. Those things run so hot.

Yeah that's true and lifetime of your laptop would degree much quicker when i leave it on.

But i still have the same about desktop parts if you left it on all the time the lifetime would be also shorter in my opinion.

[Jerry DB]

I usually just log off and turn off my monitor, and shut down my computer about 1-2 times per week.

[Izzy]

It only takes 5-10 seconds to turn on my computer because of my solid state, but I still generally leave it on unless I am leaving it for several days.

There are actually problems with leaving it on and turning it off so you probably have to find some medium between the two. I'd imagine as long as you have stable temperatures than you are doing little damage to your hardware, but over time things always wear down.

Turning on and off your computers a lot can cause damage because of the extra startup jolt and if a piece of hardware is near its end and you turn it off that might be the last time it will ever be on.


My pc has been powered on 77 times since I got it 2 months ago. A number of those were probably when I first put the thing together and I swapped harddrives a lot. But it seems that it has been on for 1 month and 17 days out of the 1 month and 19 days that I've had it.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/58437091/Mushkin.png

[supermousie]

Lmfao, I never shut down my 2010 HP laptop and there's next to no problems with it- apart from hardware issues caused by my negligence. Uptime on that thing would reach a couple thousand hours before I really had to restart it due to random issues, or if thermal shutdown occurred by playing Portal or something.

But now I have my Asus, the HP lives under my bed, -off- and I shut down the Asus overnight. During the day, I leave it on sleep.

[ELRayford]

I just passed 82 days of uptime.

[Helixia]

I just passed 82 days of uptime.

Nice!!! Without problems?

[SlayerApocalypse666]

i use sleep mode o.o takes 3 seconds to reopen with a ssd.

[Ghakimx]

For my old desktop, I'd usually just leave it on because its gonna be used by many of my family members. As for my Macbook Pro, I shut that shit down when I'm not touching it for hours cuz the standby drains battery like shit. Otherwise I practically never shut it down for days.

[dore]

I just sleep it and restart it if I notice it's running slow(er than usual since it's a craptop with Vista)

[Helixia]

I just sleep it and restart it if I notice it's running slow(er than usual since it's a craptop with Vista)

Vista is the worsest OS after me/2000 in my days of using Windows XD.

Maybe i consider to let my pc on when i turned it on in the morning and turn it off at the night except when i download something.

[Zageron]

On, 24/7 with restarts frequently to do updates and the like.
This is my current OS instance. Next instance is due for an installation but I'm trying to stretch it as long as possible, and may just keep it until a major messup.
http://i.imgur.com/lBp1E.png

[dore]

Vista is the worsest OS after me/2000 in my days of using Windows XD.

Maybe i consider to let my pc on when i turned it on in the morning and turn it off at the night except when i download something.

yeah I agree. My video card is too new for XP but can't run Windows 7 either so I'm pretty much stuck unless I actually put money into my computer which ain't happening

[SlayerApocalypse666]

yeah I agree. My video card is too new for XP but can't run Windows 7 either so I'm pretty much stuck unless I actually put money into my computer which ain't happening

Video card can run vista but not 7 ? u srs, cauz, video cards 10 years old can run windows 7, i bet u're lying.

[fido123]

yeah I agree. My video card is too new for XP but can't run Windows 7 either so I'm pretty much stuck unless I actually put money into my computer which ain't happening

I'm pretty sure any video card requirements are just for running Windows Aero which Microsoft for some reason is so apeshit retarded that their "minimum requirements" includes the running of Windows Aero. Windows 7 can be pretty lightweight if you make it so.

[Choofers]

Funny story (actually not funny at all): After raid last night, my guild leader got a phone call from her boyfriend about his computer exploding due to a bad power supply. Apparently he keeps his PC on all the time, and it ran super hot. Shrapnel flew past his face and wrecked his wall, and his desk caught on fire.

Fortunately he's fine otherwise. If you plan on leaving your shit on for extended periods of time, don't build a computer with cheap parts !!

[25thhour]

I never turn off my computer and whenever it tries to do Automatic Updates, I just hit "Postpone for 4 hours" every 4 hours. My laptop only turns off when it dies.

[fido123]

Funny story (actually not funny at all): After raid last night, my guild leader got a phone call from her boyfriend about his computer exploding due to a bad power supply. Apparently he keeps his PC on all the time, and it ran super hot. Shrapnel flew past his face and wrecked his wall, and his desk caught on fire.

Fortunately he's fine otherwise. If you plan on leaving your shit on for extended periods of time, don't build a computer with cheap parts !!

My first lesson of Hardware 101 was almost literally some Russian dude yelling "NEVER CHEAP OUT ON THE POWER SUPPLY" over and over and over again.

[lumphoboextreme]

My uptime is only 2 hours 16 minutes. :( I guess I shut down my comp a lot.

[Helixia]

My uptime is only 2 hours 16 minutes. :( I guess I shut down my comp a lot.

You are not the only one :P. I turn my pc off every day :P.

[rushyrulz]

I don't shut off every night, but I restart for updates and shit.

[ELRayford]

Nice!!! Without problems?

None that required any downtime or restarts. This is from a Medical Records Database I built for a client. 20+ clients log in through RDP (Remote Desktop) I built the system, Deployed the OS, and configured RDP. I did not set up the database :3

[Reincarnate]

never skimp on the power supply and like 80% of your problems will go away

[wargasm1]

i let my pc on but it has a power saving mode to it so after 30 minutes its 90% off, until i touch anything then its 100% on again.

[Helixia]

i let my pc on but it has a power saving mode to it so after 30 minutes its 90% off, until i touch anything then its 100% on again.

I have that setting on my pc too and it comes in handy if i have a long brb :P.

[DarknessXoXLight]

I leave my desktop on until my room gets to like 147 degrees, but during the winter it never goes off. My laptop I hibernate every night though~ rarely ever fully shut it down.

[G.S.M]

I have been shutting off my computers for about two decades now and never had any issues. In fact i still have one of my computers from 1995 with all the original parts with a video card from 1999 still have original though.

Honestly see off as the better option

[i heart candy]

I run some high end parts on my desktop and I don't leave mine on running 24/7 unless I'm downloading something pretty huge. The LED lights from my PC can be annoying when I try to sleep so that's another reason I also don't run it all day. If you have a laptop, I would highly suggest you to turn it off when you're not using it so you can prevent an overheating problem. Your laptop won't die(yet), but your speed and performance will degrade even faster because you didn't take care of your machine.