Should I turn my computer off at night or leave it run? I have heard (somewhere) that leaving it on is better than re-starting it up everyday. I have been leaving it on constantly for the simple fact I dont have to wait for it to start up when I want to use it. Any input would be helpful.
Turn it off or leave it on?
- Thread starter vr2jetta
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This has been talked about a few times. It really doesnt matter. I have left them on and off. As far as failure rate, there hasnt been any difference.
bomberboysk
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I leave mine on, and while it does put more load on hard drives, processors, the capacitors on mainboards and power supplies, havent had any failures between this and the rigs that are only on during the day.
aviation_man
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Can you put it to sleep? There's less wait when putting it to sleep.
Although it depends on how fast your hardware is
Mine wakes up in about 2 seconds or less..
Although it depends on how fast your hardware is
Mine wakes up in about 2 seconds or less..
Fatback
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I cut mine off every night because I always have and I don't mind waiting for it to boot up. If you just won't boot up to be quicker then just put it to sleep it will only take 10 seconds at most. On my ASUS motherboard I have a thing call Al Nap and I set it so when I push my power button it puts my computer in to sleep.
diduknowthat
formerly liuliuboy
I turn mine off during the night, don't see the point of having a computer running and using up electricity. It's like leaving 5 or so 60 watt lightbulbs on with no purpose!
aviation_man
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helps with the bills too
SO true ^
There really isn't a purpose to leave it on all night - your computer does nothing unless downloading.
Does it really use that much electricity?
joebob1235
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well depends on ur setup
bomberboysk
Active Member
More perhaps if its a high end rig, mine draws around 500W load, which is because i have it folding 24/7.
Lower end systems at idle draw considerably less power though.
aviation_man
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2048Megabytes
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Some processors are 130 Watt like the Intel i7 series. Granted most computers have a sleep (standby) mode which causes the system to go into a low power state. I am guessing most systems in standby mode consume around 60 to 100 Watts per hour but it really does depend on what system you have.
I shut my system down if I am going to be away from it for more than an hour as I hate paying the power bill. I can wait about 75 seconds it takes to start up my computer.
I shut my system down if I am going to be away from it for more than an hour as I hate paying the power bill. I can wait about 75 seconds it takes to start up my computer.
aviation_man
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They'll both work well. Either or is fine.
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Bodaggit23
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I turn all my pc's off at night, and I don't let them run unless I'm using them, or I'm going to be using them.
Moving parts, motors, bearings, etc. will only turn so many times before they fail. Not to mention, the pc sitting there inhaling dust and getting filled with crud.
Do you leave your car running if you're not using it?
Moving parts, motors, bearings, etc. will only turn so many times before they fail. Not to mention, the pc sitting there inhaling dust and getting filled with crud.
Do you leave your car running if you're not using it?