do you leave your computer switched on 24/7

wedrum · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:21

i have found that my overclock is 100% if i leave my pc on all the time.
been on holiday for 2 weeks and this time i decided to turn it off and my pc was unstable.

discuss.

NoobCannon · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:24

No, why would you.

Do you also leave your tv and heating on 24/7?

What about your taps, why not leave them running so you dont have to change the temperature to your liking every time

The_Abyss · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:25

No. I’m an adult.

LOAM · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:27

No never, it would be on more than it’s off otherwise

robfosters · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:29

Nope, it’s in my bedroom and the heat and noise would be awful. It’s a waste of money too.

Marky · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:31

I did used to - but even then there was no real need.

With an SSD, everything loads super quick.

neil_g · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:31

Nope. You could just fix the problem with the overclock.

LewisRaz · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:38

I used to when my mum paid for the electric.. Had 2 pcs on 24.7 back then.

These days my pc is only on when used and my server is tuned to be as low power as poss.

cainer · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:39

mine goes to sleep after 30 mins of no input

Malevolence · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:39

LewisRaz said:
Had 2 pcs on 24.7 back then.

Is that MHz or GHz?

Rroff · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:41

Nope - though I do usually have a low powered Atom device on all the time and some server/NAS hardware that is always on but low power (~40watt total idle including the networking devices like switches).

RJC · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:41

I tend to put mine to sleep if I think I may still need to use the PC again, but once I have finished the is switched off.

timmeh · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:42

Yep, stays on 24/7 and goes to sleep after 30 mins. I reboot it maybe once every 2 weeks.

NoobCannon said:
No, why would you.

Do you also leave your tv and heating on 24/7?

What about your taps, why not leave them running so you dont have to change the temperature to your liking every time

Because they're reasonable comparisons

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CREATIVE!11 · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:42

No.

Comes on morning if i'm using it, goes off when I stop.

Rainmaker · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:43

I used to, as I was running about half a dozen servers on it. I ended up buying dedicated hardware for that (low power), so my desktop goes to sleep after 30 minutes. I just send a magic packet (WoL) if I need to access it remotely. Win/win. It's surprising just how energy efficient things are these days. We, a family of 5, only pay 20 a week (on average, we pay monthly) for gas and electricity combined. The smart meter shows that with all my servers, edge router, firewall, PC and laptop, fish tanks and external filters, TV etc running we're consuming between 3p and 4p an hour. Amazing really.

Malevolence · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:47

Does anyone actually use the off switch on the PSU, or, like me, do you just shut it down and leave it?

Rainmaker · 8 Nov 2018 at 19:49

Malevolence said:
Dos anyone actually use the off switch on the PSU, or, like me, do you just shut it down and leave it?

The only time I use the PSU off switch is when I'm about to work inside the case; after which I hold down the power button to 'drain' the system. Other than that, no.

pastymuncher · 8 Nov 2018 at 20:05

I boot the pc when I want to use it and and shut it down and turn off at the wall when I am finished.

LabR@t · 8 Nov 2018 at 20:09

Desktop off of I don't need it, server, pfsense box 24/7 but they draw 10-15w each

AHarvey · 8 Nov 2018 at 20:12

Mine's on 24/7 but it should go to sleep after 30 mins of inactivity, but it seems to only work occasionally.

Reason being I could be downloading/updating something, shared network drives for films/music/photos although I'm planning on moving it all over to a Raspi mini nas asap.