Do you leave you pc on 24/7?

Levirginien · 13 Nov 2010 at 14:57

Need your input on this folks...
Once you've put your beloved rig together and it is operating as it should without any stability issue, do you leave it on 24/7 or do you swith it on and off only when required and what are the pros & con :confused:

iNPUt · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:01

No, I turn it off to save electricity and noise when I am sleeping, or going out. Sometimes auto shutdown after some downloading.

I've got an SSD so boot up time is fast, so no cons really.

Of course when I am in a situation where I don't have to pay electric (uni halls etc), its on 24/7

Brian8bit · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:02

Nope. Run em 24/7 except when updating or there's a power cut.

Levirginien · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:09

iNPUt said:
No, I turn it off to save electricity and noise when I am sleeping, or going out. Sometimes auto shutdown after some downloading.

I've got an SSD so boot up time is fast, so no cons really.

Of course when I am in a situation where I don't have to pay electric (uni halls etc), its on 24/7

That is my current routine as well but I was wondering if leaving it on would be benficial for my vertex2 (trim...)
Thanks.

Levirginien · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:12

Brian8bit said:
Nope. Run em 24/7 except when updating or there's a power cut.

And it does not affect your components :eek:

Judgeneo · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:13

Off every night or when I go out, sleep sometimes if I'm going to make dinner etc..

SSD makes boot times so quick there is no need to keep on all the time.

haz_pro · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:15

is there any benefits for leaving on 24/7 besides being able to start using it instantly if needed?

Levirginien · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:18

haz_pro said:
is there any benefits for leaving on 24/7 besides being able to start using it instantly if needed?

That was the very question I was asking myself in the first place hence this thread

Deleted member 77746 · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:20

I don't have a desktop. Just a laptop. It's switched off when I don't use it.

Brian8bit · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:24

Levirginien said:
And it does not affect your components

Not that I've noticed. Don't see how it would to be honest. It's not like components are specifically made to be shut down every evening when you go to bed.

Levirginien · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:28

Brian8bit said:
Not that I've noticed. Don't see how it would to be honest. It's not like components are specifically made to be shut down every evening when you go to bed.

Thanks for that clarification.

Paul11 · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:30

leave mine on 24/7

RJC · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:41

Turn mine off when not needed or place in standby.

Vince · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:43

Am currently hosting a minecraft server and its my sharepoint dev environment so ofter use it over rdp... it stays on 24/7

alan whitaker · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:46

Hi All
Leave mine on 24/7, don't have to load up in the morning, like to have a quick look on the web with a cupa before I set off to work , .

Alan

lcg · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:48

I don't turn mine off much. I put it to sleep when I'm away or sleeping. I use an alarm clock program on my PC, so it wakes up from sleep at a certain time to wake me up

Levirginien · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:53

lcg said:
I don't turn mine off much. I put it to sleep when I'm away or sleeping. I use an alarm clock program on my PC, so it wakes up from sleep at a certain time to wake me up

that sounds cool

Mr-White · 13 Nov 2010 at 15:55

I used to but I don't any more, I find I sleep better when it's off.

MW

Levirginien · 13 Nov 2010 at 16:01

Mr-White said:
I used to but I don't any more, I find I sleep better when it's off.

MW

See what you mean...That's why my PC is located downstairs while my bed is definitely upstairs

pastymuncher · 13 Nov 2010 at 16:01

When i am not using my pc's they are off. By off i mean shut down and switched off at the wall as well.