How often do you turn off your PC?

alec · 2025-01-23T09:59:19+0000

Rroff said:
100 seconds for 64GB - MCR will approx. halve that

MCR on, from pushing button to seeing desktop - 29sec. And I suspect 5 sec of it is just rust HDD spinning up
64GB
Zen 4 in this machine before, no different

Rroff · 2025-01-23T10:05:54+0000

alec said:
MCR on, from pushing button to seeing desktop - 29sec. And I suspect 5 sec of it is just rust HDD spinning up
64GB
Zen 4 in this machine before, no different

What does it say under Task Manager for Startup apps->Last BIOS time? but that is just an approx. with a standard setup, actual config and model/RAM settings, etc. will vary that likewise for Intel.

alec · 2025-01-23T10:33:29+0000

Rroff said:
What does it say under Task Manager for Startup apps->Last BIOS time? but that is just an approx. with a standard setup, actual config and model/RAM settings, etc. will vary that likewise for Intel.

14.1 sec

Terminal_Boy · 2025-01-23T10:40:43+0000

My PC recently started taking 30 plus seconds to get to the W10 enter PIN screen - turns out my old HDD backup drive which I thought I’d disconnected ages ago was still plugged in and was failing.

Disconnected the HDD and back to under 10 seconds cold > PIN screen.

coupe69 · 2025-01-23T12:12:38+0000

The household gaming PC's are on when they're in use, and off when they're not. Modern PC's take literally just a few seconds to POST and boot into the OS, so no need to leave them on wasting power. I have a low-powered NUC for streaming duties and AP control that's left on permanently.