Turn gaming PC off or leave it on?

[PP Mguire]

Sleep turns everything off and data is stored in RAM until you resume. That power is fed by the 3.3v rail and uses less than a watt.

 

[xIx EDGE xIx]

Thanks guys

 

[Jayteescout]

Is it the clearing of the ram that makes a computer run faster after it has had a cold restart?

 

[SCxnoxiousTechie]

Sleep turns everything off and data is stored in RAM until you resume. That power is fed by the 3.3v rail and uses less than a watt.

Agree!!!

 

[Hermanator]

Oooo...where are the timer settings located? The only reason I leave mine on 24/7 is I like to sit down to a booted and working PC with my first cup of java in the morning. If I could have it come on a few minutes before I usually sit down to it that would be ideal.

Oh, but then again....I have my virus scanning happen while I'm sleeping. Hmmm....

Anyway, by leaving it on all the time I think it gets dustier a lot quicker because it's always pulling air into it. Unless you live in a totally dust-free environment I think that may factor in to the longevity of the components over time but I never tested that theory.

 

[SCxnoxiousTechie]

Try the power options ..

 

[Hermanator]

Oh yeah...sorry. Being lazy....Haven't had to mess with those in ages.

 

[elrebrin]

Oooo...where are the timer settings located? The only reason I leave mine on 24/7 is I like to sit down to a booted and working PC with my first cup of java in the morning. If I could have it come on a few minutes before I usually sit down to it that would be ideal.

Oh, but then again....I have my virus scanning happen while I'm sleeping. Hmmm....

Anyway, by leaving it on all the time I think it gets dustier a lot quicker because it's always pulling air into it. Unless you live in a totally dust-free environment I think that may factor in to the longevity of the components over time but I never tested that theory.

Are you asking about how to shut down/start up on a timer?
If so, I recently wrote two articles on that! Hopefully the links will show...

How to Shut Down Automatically

How to start up automatically

 

[PP Mguire]

Is it the clearing of the ram that makes a computer run faster after it has had a cold restart?

Not exactly. Sometimes programs don't close and tend to linger hogging resources. Caches and buffers are cleared when rebooted as well as the pagefile and RAM.

 

[MillField]

You don't have to be too strict with this kind of thing but it's generally not a good idea to leave your computer on all of the time. I turn mine off most evenings or when I'm travelling.