TO TURN OF OR NOT TO TURN OFF??

leeh14 · 15 Mar 2009 at 20:22

Hey,

Was woudering what is the effect to having your computer on for a few hours say 3 then turning it off and then turning it back on after a couple of hours? does the inital power surge damage the computer??

thoughts?

Blackwhite · 15 Mar 2009 at 20:23

I don't think so - as long as you don't use reset button it is ok.

mjones1 · 15 Mar 2009 at 20:23

Not at all pc's are designed to be turned on and off a lot.

simbady · 15 Mar 2009 at 20:24

There is no inital power surge :S - but if you can turn it off .. turn it off saves money and hard drive life

sketch145 · 15 Mar 2009 at 20:25

hope you dont mean just cutting the power

sketch145 · 15 Mar 2009 at 20:26

guessing you mean shutting down from windows though in which case its fine to turn it off and on

AULDGUY · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:08

leeh14 said:
Hey,

Was woudering what is the effect to having your computer on for a few hours say 3 then turning it off and then turning it back on after a couple of hours? does the inital power surge damage the computer??

thoughts?

good power supplies should have a zero volt switch circuit inbuilt to stop any sudden power on surges

D D Danneh · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:10

Yeah, as long as you turn it off properly, do it.

yashiro · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:15

Turn it off.

Paul11 · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:17

going against the trend here

leave it on..

i never turn my main pc off

Alexdaredevilz · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:24

how come paul, could you tell me your reasons for this?

V1nny · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:43

I normally leave my pc on all the time, downloading/uploading, plus too lazy to turn it on and off

matthewhotdude · 16 Mar 2009 at 06:42

V1nny said:
I normally leave my pc on all the time, downloading/uploading, plus too lazy to turn it on and off

How can you use being lazy as an excuse? it's one button to turn it on and you dont even need to move out your chair to turn it off!!

RJC · 16 Mar 2009 at 07:29

When not in use I turn my pc off, I could do this couple times a day.

simbady · 16 Mar 2009 at 07:51

Well turn it off when you sleep then the second you get up turn it on by the time you have breakfast - shower - ect it will be ready for you

Davy644 · 16 Mar 2009 at 08:04

Ive wondered the same thing I try to save and by doing the wright thing switching it off but it can be switched on/off as many as 10 times a day,ive also tried the sleep option but have problems with some drivers and it takes just as long to load up anyway so i use the off switch

Smit · 16 Mar 2009 at 08:14

Some drives used to degrade over time by turning on and off your machine.
I believe that doesn't occur anymore and is more limited to server machines but I could be wrong.

Paul11 · 16 Mar 2009 at 08:27

Alexdaredevilz said:
how come paul, could you tell me your reasons for this?

main reason is that i am on it all the time during the day for work, then in the evening im on and off it all the time or i log in to it from my laptop to access files

but if im honest, its because i dont mind the small cost of it standing on standby to have ready as soon as i want it (which is very often)

FaceplantSi · 16 Mar 2009 at 08:31

As Paul above I keep as small desktop running for file access etc when needed but my gaming rig is frequently off to save power and I would have thought better component life as less heat to contend with

linktoinsanity · 16 Mar 2009 at 10:08

I keep mine running when I am home but when I'm out it's usually in S3 standby mode.

I heard that it's better to leave a PC on all the time, due to power surges etc (it's the same with all electrical items, they break when they are switched on, ie bulbs) but I think it depends on how much you use it.