hadiz Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 I leave mine on cause I usually have some sort of scheduled task running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_marlow Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 ok.. I found some more stuff.. how true is this???? re: Leave the comp. on or turn off?? Friday, July 30, 2004 at 7:36 pm Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Renaissance Man (16 messages posted) Even if electric consumption were not an issue (but it is) there are other issues: * Your registry is automatically backed up once a day the first time it is started or rebooted. Every day you don't restart/reboot is another day without a fresh registry backup. * You'll probably have greater resources after a fresh start than if the computer was running for days on end. * Although some contend that shutdown/startup is "hard" on components, unless your hard drive shuts down, why would you want it to run half a day every day unnecessarily? Saturday, July 31, 2004 at 10:31 pm, Jack Gulley wrote: > The Windows OS was not "designed" to be shut down every day. No OS is "designed" >that way. The fact is, older versions of Windows has so many bugs it will not run >that long. Most applications are so badly written that they wind up crashing the >system after a few days. I have written applications for DOS that would run for six >months without rebooting, until a power failure forced a reboot. > The monitor uses more electrical power than the system unit (unless it is over >clocked and needs three fans to keep it cool). So you should use the Power Options >in Control Panel to set the monitor to a low power standby mode after about 10 minutes >of no keyboard/mouse input. > When you power off the monitor and it cools down, moisture from the air gets into >the insulation of the high voltage wires. Then is driven out when it is turned on >the next day. Over time, this degrades the insulation and causes failures faster >than leaving it on will. The same is true of the system power supply and some of >the system board electronics. > In addition, the repeated heating and cooling of the electrical connections can >cause them to crack and fail over time. > It turns out that everything about balances out, so that it does not make that >much difference which you do. Your preference. A rule of thumb is, if you use it >less than 10 hours a day, turn it off at night, other wise it does not hurt to leave >it on. > In most large businesses, security issues can get you fired. And leaving a system >on and running unattended is a security problem that is grounds for being fired. >There is no way you can be keeping an eye on your system from across the hall, if >you are at home for the night. Systems used by these companies often have locks >on them that prevent them being powered on without a key, and they also make use >of the Power On Password option built into the system boards. And they don't like >paying the power bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pre Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 ^ good argument.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightequalsd Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Normally my PC is on 24/7, and i sleep in the same room as it but it barely makes any sound so it never bothers me. I restart if i have to to install anything or if there is an error and turn it off permanently if i go away on holiday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_marlow Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 ^ good argument.... 585985257[/snapback] Yeah.. I know but I dont know which to do.. lol hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_marlow Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Normally my PC is on 24/7, and i sleep in the same room as it but it barely makes any sound so it never bothers me. I restart if i have to to install anything or if there is an error and turn it off permanently if i go away on holiday 585985284[/snapback] heh .. I would hate to see how high your light bill is every month when you leave the pc on.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji@nBing Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Why would you leave it on? Turn it off. Save power and money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted May 29, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 29, 2005 Constantly on from 7am to about 12 midnight. Turned off between those times. Therefore, off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soviet Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 (edited) Yeah.. I know but I dont know which to do.. lol hmm It's not exactly rocket science. It's on or it's not, either way it's not a big deal. It comes down to convience. heh .. I would hate to see how high your light bill is every month when you leave the pc on.. lol The amount of money you save on your power bill by turning it off is pennies a month. So saying you want to save money by doing this isnt going to hold water. Edited May 29, 2005 by Soviet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
episode Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 heh .. I would hate to see how high your light bill is every month when you leave the pc on.. lol 585985504[/snapback] Electric companies do not bill in that way. They bill by peak usage. That means, they will base their bill on the peaks of electricity that you use for the month. A PC will use it's peak when starting up. This will not effect your electric bill in any noticible way, because it simply doesn't pull that much power. However, leaving the PC on is actually cheaper in that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 I sometimes leave it on at night. It depends on one or two things: 1 - How long its been on (If its been on all day it will be OK to turn off all night but if its only been on a few hours i leave it on) 2 - What I'm doing with it (If i leave it doing something overnight like de-fragmenting or downloading something etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBear5587 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 On. For 3 reasons... 1. If I turn it off, I can still hear it anyway :p 2. If I turn it off, I have to turn it on. 3. Turning it off, and thus turning it on will potentially reduce the life. Obviosusly when the computer is on, the components are hot. Off then naturally they'll be cold. Therefore, they will expand/contract very slightly.. this could potentially, and probably would over a long period of time cause come of the tiny connections to break. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroBS Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 I try to reset every 7-10days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten T Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yisman Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 i usually leave my pc off and i turn on when i like to sit on it. so, i turn on,off,on,off like 5 to 6 time in a day. Is it good for my pc's future. What do u think i should do.. leave it on or off????? 585355619[/snapback] My sister told me that in Bar-Ilan University, they leave them on. She said the energy it takes to turn it on and off makes it so that you end up expending more energy that way. I leave it on except when I'm away for a day or more. Then I just turn it off. Otherwise, I have it so that the screensaver turns on after 5 minutes. eta: I don't think sitting on your computer is good for your pc's future. :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LispyGlitter2 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 On Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DouglasLWarren Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 on! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Zaria Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 I keep mine off most of the time due to my sky high power bill. I have a server that I leave on 24/7, and a 733 Compaq that I use for a jukebox thats always on... But those all have pretty low wattage PSU's. On my main box, I have a ton of maintenance (defrag, norton windoctor, spyware/virus scans) scheduled for Monday nights, so I always leave it on Monday nights. When I'm away from my box, I leave it in hibernation mode. That way it boots up real quick when I get back to it. I've noticed if you hibernate/wake up, repeat, a lot, it tends to fragment your HD quite a bit. But my once a week defrag seems to fix that. Peace, Pete Zaria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Grey Member Posted June 3, 2005 Member Share Posted June 3, 2005 i usually leave my pc off and i turn on when i like to sit on it. so, i turn on,off,on,off like 5 to 6 time in a day. Is it good for my pc's future. What do u think i should do.. leave it on or off????? 585355619[/snapback] ON How about I make you go to sleep when you are no needed... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrana Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Must be one of those days when I see a topic like this and think something totally different when reading turn off or on. :laugh: Anyway, I -never- turn my PC off at home. The amount of power it uses is really really low anyway, especially with an LCD monitor. (I pay like $35US a month for electricity) Just turn on power-saving if you are worried about things. Also, most component failures occur when power is first turned on. However, when I had two housemates who had some noisy desktops w/big CRT displays, my electricity bill was noticeably higher than it is now w/my laptop(that I use as a desktop) with LCD and then just a small 24/7/365 Sun server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuger Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Only time mine goes off is to reboot something, like the actual computer or my router whatever. Otherwise it's always on. It's not loud enough to keep me awake. Although when it's quiet enough(in my room), I can hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangR Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Always on, but I got XP so it's about 3-4 restarts a day :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septimius Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 My PC usually gets turned on and off 1-2 times per day. I don't use it enough to let it run constantly (with the exceptions of certain tasks and downloads). The other factor is the power usage. The electricity bill increases rather subtstantially running all the electronics and the PC in the house, so I try to conserve. So far so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_marlow Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Electric companies do not bill in that way. They bill by peak usage. That means, they will base their bill on the peaks of electricity that you use for the month. A PC will use it's peak when starting up. This will not effect your electric bill in any noticible way, because it simply doesn't pull that much power. However, leaving the PC on is actually cheaper in that regard. 585985542[/snapback] wow.. really..... thats neat to know.. lol.. I learned somethin new today.. I DID NOT know that :yes: :blink: :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_marlow Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 wow.. really..... thats neat to know.. lol.. I learned somethin new today.. I DID NOT know that :yes: :blink: :D 586022541[/snapback] So how is it cheeper? :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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