Whats the best way to leave your PC?

TFT · 04-10-2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kornowski

Exactly what I do! EXACTLY!

Keep it clean and keep it mean

Kornowski · 04-10-2008, 11:09 PM

Haha! Nicely put, Dave!

Well, I turn it off in the evenings. But if I go out during the day, I'll put it on Standby.

concorde · 04-10-2008, 11:20 PM

I always turn it off when I am finished with it. I guess power supplies last longer as 1) it gets a chance to cool down and 2) its fan plus the fans in the case don't perpetually suck in and blow around dust.

About dust--I wash my fans in the dishwasher, and I washed my motherboard from my older Compaq I don't care about last week in it too. I wouldn't reccommend trying it but I am a clean freak and have a Level 5 obsessive-compulsive with cleanliness. (BTW, the motherboard works!)

deankenny · 04-11-2008, 01:21 AM

i always leave mine on, and dont get me wrong of course i give it a reboot every day or so, but that doesnt count as turning it off does it

04-10-2008, 11:09 PM	#32 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,819	Haha! Nicely put, Dave! Well, I turn it off in the evenings. But if I go out during the day, I'll put it on Standby. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

04-11-2008, 01:21 AM	#34 (permalink)
deankenny Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Weymouth, England, UK Age: 23 Posts: 667	i always leave mine on, and dont get me wrong of course i give it a reboot every day or so, but that doesnt count as turning it off does it __________________ Gigabyte P35-DS3L INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6600 @ 2.88ghz 4GB OCZ PLATINUM @ 800MHZ XFX GEFORCE 8800GTX 768MB

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04-10-2008, 11:20 PM	#33 (permalink)
concorde Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 295	I always turn it off when I am finished with it. I guess power supplies last longer as 1) it gets a chance to cool down and 2) its fan plus the fans in the case don't perpetually suck in and blow around dust. About dust--I wash my fans in the dishwasher, and I washed my motherboard from my older Compaq I don't care about last week in it too. I wouldn't reccommend trying it but I am a clean freak and have a Level 5 obsessive-compulsive with cleanliness. (BTW, the motherboard works!)