How often do you turn off your PC? - bit-tech.net Forums

TheMusician · 27th Oct 2009, 19:28

How often do you turn off your PC? (for more than an hour)
Mine's been on for 10 days and 18 hours for my computer prior to this post.

Is this bad for my PC? I turn it off every couple weeks. I would turn it off at night if I didn't have music going.

rowin4kicks · 27th Oct 2009, 19:35

everty night at the moment, its right next to my bed so I wouldnt be able to sleep becasue of the raor from the 80mm's!

Once I sort out my case I should be able to leave it on for a week or so

asillars · 27th Oct 2009, 19:38

I switch mine off every night, switch on in morning-sleep when im at work-switch off at night.

I remember when i first got a pc i would swtich it off after every use.

stonedsurd · 27th Oct 2009, 19:40

My laptop (which is what I'm currently working on) is never turned off. My desktop sees a shutdown about once a week when I'm home and using it. Otherwise my folks tend to turn it off nightly.

MarkW7 · 27th Oct 2009, 19:43

Nightly, why does it need to be on when you're in bed. Unless is decrypting

barndoor101 · 27th Oct 2009, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkW7

Nightly, why does it need to be on when you're in bed. Unless is decrypting

you cant torrent or do other naughty things if its off

Krikkit · 27th Oct 2009, 20:24

I turn mine off nightly - I can't justify keeping it on just for torrents. If there's no chance of me being at it, it goes off.

DragunovHUN · 27th Oct 2009, 20:30

I always turn mine off for the night or when i'm going out.

MarkW7 · 27th Oct 2009, 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by barndoor101

you cant torrent or do other naughty things if its off

True, but i have a seperate download / torrent box. (all legal, i like to download linux distro's

)

docodine · 27th Oct 2009, 22:06

Laptop's only off when software needs it to restart, but I standby all the time.

CrapBag · 27th Oct 2009, 22:16

Sleep mode when not in use in the daytime and complete shutdown at night, inlcuding power off at the wall.

sentek · 27th Oct 2009, 22:18

it usually goes off when im sleeping, i dont mind the noise (i find it helps me sleep actually xD) but i always feel bad using the energy for nothing..
my monitor goes off whenever im not at the comp though, i have a feeling its very inefficient given that it heats the room better than my radiator

The_Beast · 27th Oct 2009, 22:48

the only times I shut it off is when i install in new program or there's an update and that's never for more than 5 minutes

Other than that, never, I use sleep mode all the time

ShakeyJake · 27th Oct 2009, 23:30

At least nightly. It stays on most of the time if I'm in, if I'm going out for a while I'll turn it off.

My personal record is 24 days, it was doing stuff the whole time though.

wuyanxu · 28th Oct 2009, 00:08

netbook: off whenever not in use, which is 90% of time when im at home
desktop rig: when im not home. usually turn off over night to save power. currently still testing overclock overnight.

longest period is around a month, with my old platform (q6600, 8GB DDR2 and Abit iP35 Pro, R.I.P. Abit what a fantastic board) when i was Folding and had unlimited electricity.

talladega · 28th Oct 2009, 03:13

is it bad for your computer to leave it on all the time? or does it not make a difference if you turn it off every night or leave it on for a month straight?

capnPedro · 28th Oct 2009, 09:09

Reboot every Patch Tuesday.
Switch off when I take it to a LAN (every 3 or 4 months... probably less frequently though now all my friends are away at Uni)

The rest of the time it's in S3 standby.

titanium angel · 28th Oct 2009, 09:15

2 or 3 times a week usually, My internet is craptastically slow from 4pm-10pm so my comp downloads everything while im asleep and usually its all finished when i get up, If im out for the day it gets switched off before i leave, if im working from home it gets left on. Simples

earlydoors · 28th Oct 2009, 11:18

I only have it on for a 2-3 hours at a time.

To those that leave it on for extended periods of time: Do you not worry about the electricty
consumption/energy bill?

3DGameMan had a question/answer video about this. In summary he said, leaving on is more expensive, but avoids heat expansion/contraction of components in a heating/cooling cycle

AngusW · 28th Oct 2009, 11:26

Generally i switch it off when i go to bed and if i forget my parents will switch it off unless i'm downloading something from steam or the like over night in which i give the rents specific orders not to switch it off :P

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27th Oct 2009, 19:28	#1
TheMusician Audio/Tech Enthusiast/Historian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern Virginia, US Posts: 168	How often do you turn off your PC? How often do you turn off your PC? (for more than an hour) Mine's been on for 10 days and 18 hours for my computer prior to this post. Is this bad for my PC? I turn it off every couple weeks. I would turn it off at night if I didn't have music going. __________________ My PC: Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 545, Motherboard: Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H, Memory: 4GB DDR2-1066, Graphics: XFX ATi Radeon HD4850 1GB, OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64

27th Oct 2009, 19:35	#2
rowin4kicks Hypermodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Windsor, UK Posts: 762	everty night at the moment, its right next to my bed so I wouldnt be able to sleep becasue of the raor from the 80mm's! Once I sort out my case I should be able to leave it on for a week or so __________________ Penguin v5.0 on it's way... AMD Phenom II X4 955 - 4Gb 1600Mhz Corsair Dominator - XFX Radeon HD 5850 - Corsair HX650W - 500Gb Samsung F2

27th Oct 2009, 19:40	#4
stonedsurd I'm not Sparta :/ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA, USA/Delhi, India Posts: 1,810	My laptop (which is what I'm currently working on) is never turned off. My desktop sees a shutdown about once a week when I'm home and using it. Otherwise my folks tend to turn it off nightly. __________________ Project PC3 - a PC in a PS3! (While the old one is mothballed) We're people who have the patience and know the pain of sleeving. And love it Bit Tech is more than games and hardware - check out the mods too. Don't let modding die in Bit-Tech.net.

27th Oct 2009, 19:43	#5
MarkW7 Total Noob :) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 974	Nightly, why does it need to be on when you're in bed. Unless is decrypting __________________ ~ Achilles Case & Corsair CX 400W ~ MSI P43 Neo ~ E5200 @ Stock ~ AF7 PRO ~ 2GB Crucial Ballistix ~ 9600GS0 ~

27th Oct 2009, 19:38	#3
asillars What's a Dremel? Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	I switch mine off every night, switch on in morning-sleep when im at work-switch off at night. I remember when i first got a pc i would swtich it off after every use.

27th Oct 2009, 20:24	#7
Krikkit Don't panic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 15,216	I turn mine off nightly - I can't justify keeping it on just for torrents. If there's no chance of me being at it, it goes off. __________________ \|E8400 @ 4.4GHz\|WC: 2*120.1 GT's, MCP350, Storm G5\|4GB Dominators\|DFI LT X48-T2R\|8800GT\|74GB Raptor\|Chieftec BA01\|OCZ ModXStream 600W\|Dell 2208WFP\| The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The LOL!!1!!1!, The Zlad!, The Kempness, The Braaaaaains...

27th Oct 2009, 20:30	#8
DragunovHUN Never did a proper mod in his life Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,193	I always turn mine off for the night or when i'm going out.

27th Oct 2009, 22:06	#10
docodine Truly truly truly outrageous Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,505	Laptop's only off when software needs it to restart, but I standby all the time. __________________ Armagetron Advanced! ~~[ Cooler Master Elite 310 \| Intel E5200 \| Zotac 9600GT \| broken MSI G31 mobo \| Corsair 2x2GB DDR2-667 ]~~

27th Oct 2009, 22:16	#11
CrapBag I am a Dremel Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,517	Sleep mode when not in use in the daytime and complete shutdown at night, inlcuding power off at the wall.

27th Oct 2009, 22:18	#12
sentek my dremel works so i dont have to. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bath, England Posts: 120	it usually goes off when im sleeping, i dont mind the noise (i find it helps me sleep actually xD) but i always feel bad using the energy for nothing.. my monitor goes off whenever im not at the comp though, i have a feeling its very inefficient given that it heats the room better than my radiator

27th Oct 2009, 22:48	#13
The_Beast I am The Stig Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,238	the only times I shut it off is when i install in new program or there's an update and that's never for more than 5 minutes Other than that, never, I use sleep mode all the time __________________ Rendering Machine - Gigabyte DS3L P35 - C2Q Q6600 - Antec New Solution Series NSK4480B - Corsair XMS2 2Gb - Sapphire 2600 XT 256mb - Seagate 'Cuda 320 GB - Antec Earthwatt 430 watt - Windows XP Pro -

27th Oct 2009, 23:30	#14
ShakeyJake Jibber-Jabbering Fool Join Date: May 2009 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 100	At least nightly. It stays on most of the time if I'm in, if I'm going out for a while I'll turn it off. My personal record is 24 days, it was doing stuff the whole time though. __________________ Jack.

28th Oct 2009, 00:08	#15
wuyanxu quad fuelled, GTX200 powered Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in a room near Soton Uni. UK Posts: 3,943	netbook: off whenever not in use, which is 90% of time when im at home desktop rig: when im not home. usually turn off over night to save power. currently still testing overclock overnight. longest period is around a month, with my old platform (q6600, 8GB DDR2 and Abit iP35 Pro, R.I.P. Abit what a fantastic board) when i was Folding and had unlimited electricity. __________________ Death to consolification !!!Core i7 860 @ 4Ghz Cooled by Corsair H50 // Asus P7P55D Deluxe // 8GB of Corsair Dominators @ 1528Mhz 8-8-8-24 // BFG gtx260+ OC2 MaxCore 216SP 896MB // Samsung 64GB SSD // WD Raptor 74GB + Black 1TB + Green 1TB // Corsair Hx620w // Antec p182 // Samsung 24" T240

28th Oct 2009, 09:09	#17
capnPedro Deaf forever to the battle's din Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North-East England Posts: 2,990	Reboot every Patch Tuesday. Switch off when I take it to a LAN (every 3 or 4 months... probably less frequently though now all my friends are away at Uni) The rest of the time it's in S3 standby. __________________ ASUS M4A785TD-M Evo \| AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE \| D-Tek FuZion 4GB Corsair XMMS3-10666 \| Corsair TX650 Point Of View 8800GTX \| EK FC-8800

28th Oct 2009, 11:18	#19
earlydoors Multimodder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hemel Hempstead, UK Posts: 178	I only have it on for a 2-3 hours at a time. To those that leave it on for extended periods of time: Do you not worry about the electricty consumption/energy bill? 3DGameMan had a question/answer video about this. In summary he said, leaving on is more expensive, but avoids heat expansion/contraction of components in a heating/cooling cycle __________________ Core i7 920 D0 @ Stock // Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4 // 6GB OCZ Gold DDR3 1333Mhz // XFX GTX 260 Black Edition // Antec Three Hundred

28th Oct 2009, 11:26	#20
AngusW Modder Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 66	Generally i switch it off when i go to bed and if i forget my parents will switch it off unless i'm downloading something from steam or the like over night in which i give the rents specific orders not to switch it off :P