c_marlow Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 ON, specially if you have something other than dial up, what's the point of having a PC if not having it on, doing "illegal" things :p :shifty: The most uptime i've had though is about 7 months, thanks to local power company which sucks big time, and my UPS when bye-bye on a power surge 585405192[/snapback] lololololololololol :woot: :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim2000 Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Always on 168 hours per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted May 15, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 15, 2005 always on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mko Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Starting up your computer causes the most wear on components since its a greater chance that components will receive irregulated voltages. I like to thing of a PC like a light bulb. Every time you turn a light bulb on and off, you reduce its operating life. Now compare a simple light bulb circuit to a PC which millions of little circuits, transistors, power-sensitive chips etc and you increase the chances of something ceasing to work next time you power it off. Then again, the time it takes for hardware to be superseeded by new hardware is much shorter than operating life of hardware, so usually you'll replace something by means of an upgrade rather than it being blown up because you turned it on and off too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolslacker Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 it ON 24/7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_I am Reptar Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Leave it on, i leave mine on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvo Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 If I had a UPS, I'd leave it on 24/7 to avoid surprises when waking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted May 15, 2005 Global Moderator Share Posted May 15, 2005 i turn it on at 4pm, and leave it on till 11pm, and then off to bed, then to work, and then i come home, it goes back on. except weekends.. it runs from 10am till 1am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_marlow Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Starting up your computer causes the most wear on components since its a greater chance that components will receive irregulated voltages.I like to thing of a PC like a light bulb. Every time you turn a light bulb on and off, you reduce its operating life. Now compare a simple light bulb circuit to a PC which millions of little circuits, transistors, power-sensitive chips etc and you increase the chances of something ceasing to work next time you power it off. Then again, the time it takes for hardware to be superseeded by new hardware is much shorter than operating life of hardware, so usually you'll replace something by means of an upgrade rather than it being blown up because you turned it on and off too much. 585920863[/snapback] So what are you saying? Turn it off... Mine usually goes into standby and then Hiber....... Or is that gonna wear it out? ( my computer ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_marlow Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 I mean ok someone needs to tell me whats the point of leaving it on..... I dont see the points? Can some Tell me I mean Im not running a server Im NOT hosting My computer isnt a Router So why is it best to leave the pc on.. is what I am wonderin? im linda lost :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashguy Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 It runs all the day and rests at night! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavalyr Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 i always leave mine on. got a decent boot time. just hate having to mess with that little thing of turning it on and waiting that little bit of time. has done me fine for years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold14 Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 im using a laptop so i try to save as much battery as i can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_marlow Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 im using a laptop so i try to save as much battery as i can 585923409[/snapback] Yeah, but im on a desktop model though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VGVL Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Does sleep count as on or off? :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroBS Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Mine is on 24/7/365.... but i reset once every 2 days or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybl4ck Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 I usually leave it on -- sometimes its on standby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniza Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 24/7 on... only gonna turn off if theres an upgrade gotta put on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morficus Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Oldest question in the book :sleep: I usualy leave my PC on 24h a day 'cause I'm : a- using it b- downloading something c- listining to music d- doing maintanace e- running benchmarks The only time i really turn off my PC is: a- going to sleep b- traveling c- installing new hardware If you plan to leave your PC on all all day long, make sure you have good cooling. Heat can cut down the life of you CPU and hard drives. Also, keep in mind that constantly restarting you PC can also casue harm to the MoBo and PSU. Constant spikes can damage any kind of electronic device (unless you have some soft of UPS) The bottom line.... turn it off if you are not going to use it for more than 10 hours that's my advice ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_marlow Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Oldest question in the book :sleep: I usualy leave my PC on 24h a day 'cause I'm : a- using it b- downloading something c- listining to music d- doing maintanace e- running benchmarks The only time i really turn off my PC is: a- going to sleep b- traveling c- installing new hardware If you plan to leave your PC on all all day long, make sure you have good cooling. Heat can cut down the life of you CPU and hard drives. Also, keep in mind that constantly restarting you PC can also casue harm to the MoBo and PSU. Constant spikes can damage any kind of electronic device (unless you have some soft of UPS) The bottom line.... turn it off if you are not going to use it for more than 10 hours that's my advice ;) 585925324[/snapback] Good Advice thanks Yeah someone told me it was better to leave it on all the time.. Im like they are crazy ........ Ive always shut down when I go to bed or let it go into hyber..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raum Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 I leave mine on unless I need to reboot from installing something, boot into a different OS (Dual boot with XP and Ubuntu) or do hardware modifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 On all day off all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 i allways leve her on but she she crashes it just ticks me right off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epple Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 24/7.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyscott5 Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 i leave it on all the time except school nights, unless im downloading lol :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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