leave on or turn off?

)W!LL!AM-CR0WN( · 07-17-2006, 10:03 AM

hey!!
I just got a new computer a couple weeks ago and I am wondering something... should I turn it off every night before I go to bed or should I be leaving it on for a couple days in a row and then turn it off.. or does it even matter??

I just want to do what's best for the computer

Ridlyn · 07-17-2006, 10:33 AM

Well if you're not going to do anything with it over, like downloading i would leave it off. Really no point in leaving it on.

cwiz · 07-17-2006, 10:43 AM

the only time i leave it on is to let fresh thermal compound set up

Nukem · 07-17-2006, 02:53 PM

I leave mine up 24/7 but that's what I do... and we have had this topic before and it turned into a flame war cause all the tree huggers, er... I'm sorry, not politically correct... caring people of this world though we were going to burn down every tree, drain every lake, and tear up to Ozone for leaving our computers on all the time...

I for one use all 3 of mine for either tech forums folding, or SETI@home.

CntdwnToExtn · 07-18-2006, 01:38 AM

i'll leave mine on for 2-3 days, then shut er down for a night.
lately though, if i'm not usin' it, i'll turn it off to give the hydro a break since it's been crazy hot.

my file servers is usualy up 24/7 though

jonny_uk · 07-18-2006, 01:58 AM

Turn mine off everynight, especially as the pc is in my bedroom so i dont want the constant humming when im trying to sleep and plus it heats my room up with this hot weather

Ste · 07-18-2006, 02:27 AM

I Turn Mine Off right before I sleep, Cause its Hard To Sleep with 2 "tornados". Anyways, I think on another forum it was agreed that leaving your PC on is actualy better then turning it off.

I think the argument (Agreement Really) was something along the lines of the Metal/components cooling and Contracting when being turned off, and heating and expanding when being turned on.

NosBoost300 · 07-18-2006, 02:32 AM

i myself always leave my computer on.. because i listen to music when i go to sleep... although i hate the giant blue light from the psu... and the loud humming of the 2 120mm fans... but its all good.. the music puts me to bed

b1gapl · 07-18-2006, 07:09 AM

I leave my comp on for a week mostly and then turn it off Saturday night, so it has a fresh start for the new week. I don't mind the sound because I have the AC on and can't hear it, and I usually have music on. My comp is not that loud anyway.

reggie_da_man · 07-18-2006, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ste
I Turn Mine Off right before I sleep, Cause its Hard To Sleep with 2 "tornados". Anyways, I think on another forum it was agreed that leaving your PC on is actualy better then turning it off.

I think the argument (Agreement Really) was something along the lines of the Metal/components cooling and Contracting when being turned off, and heating and expanding when being turned on.

Correct, and to add to that when you turn the computer on it gives a jolt of electricity which is a lot worse than leaving it on.

07-17-2006, 10:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
)W!LL!AM-CR0WN( Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 7	leave on or turn off? hey!! I just got a new computer a couple weeks ago and I am wondering something... should I turn it off every night before I go to bed or should I be leaving it on for a couple days in a row and then turn it off.. or does it even matter?? I just want to do what's best for the computer

07-17-2006, 10:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
cwiz Ultra Techie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 990	the only time i leave it on is to let fresh thermal compound set up __________________ Change the world upgrading... PS3 -> Folding as we speak Team# 64582

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Nukem On deployment Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,026	I leave mine up 24/7 but that's what I do... and we have had this topic before and it turned into a flame war cause all the tree huggers, er... I'm sorry, not politically correct... caring people of this world though we were going to burn down every tree, drain every lake, and tear up to Ozone for leaving our computers on all the time... I for one use all 3 of mine for either tech forums folding, or SETI@home. __________________ Why aren't you folding yet? Help me look for E.T.

07-18-2006, 01:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
CntdwnToExtn Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parents Basement Posts: 1,145	i'll leave mine on for 2-3 days, then shut er down for a night. lately though, if i'm not usin' it, i'll turn it off to give the hydro a break since it's been crazy hot. my file servers is usualy up 24/7 though __________________ AMD Athlon X2 5000+ BE @ 3.2 \| OCZ Vendetta 2 \| Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H 790GX/SB750 \| Mushkin Redlines 5-5-5-12 \| WD Raptor 36gig, 74gig \| XFX 8800GT XT 512MB @ 700/1050 \| OCZ 850w GameXtream \| Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 \| Samsung 2443BW 24" \| Logitec X530 \| Windows Vista Home Pre. SP1 Slider...sniffsniff*...you stink...

07-18-2006, 02:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ste lvl Infinite Psychopath Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mount Prospect, IL Posts: 8,582	I Turn Mine Off right before I sleep, Cause its Hard To Sleep with 2 "tornados". Anyways, I think on another forum it was agreed that leaving your PC on is actualy better then turning it off. I think the argument (Agreement Really) was something along the lines of the Metal/components cooling and Contracting when being turned off, and heating and expanding when being turned on. __________________ Read The Rules!! Power Supply Guide Intel Overclocking Thread AMD Overclocking Thread Other Important Threads I'm sorry but I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or personal messages There will come a day, such a day when all will be told more than they wish to know, what one hears may explain the past, it may explain the future, but it has never made a difference either way and it will change nothing. Some day.... But that is not this day, and I don't know when, I just don't know.

07-18-2006, 01:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
jonny_uk Master Techie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: uk Posts: 2,358	Turn mine off everynight, especially as the pc is in my bedroom so i dont want the constant humming when im trying to sleep and plus it heats my room up with this hot weather

07-18-2006, 02:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
NosBoost300 Nvidiot Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellflower, CA Posts: 9,358	i myself always leave my computer on.. because i listen to music when i go to sleep... although i hate the giant blue light from the psu... and the loud humming of the 2 120mm fans... but its all good.. the music puts me to bed __________________ Core i7 920 - GTX 260 SLi - EX58 UD5 - G.SKill 3gb DDR3 1600 - OCZ Solid 30GB SSD "Nvidia SLi Ready... Are You?"

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b1gapl Commander SMod Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 11,803	I leave my comp on for a week mostly and then turn it off Saturday night, so it has a fresh start for the new week. I don't mind the sound because I have the AC on and can't hear it, and I usually have music on. My comp is not that loud anyway. __________________ Recommended PC Components Guide Potentially the longest thread in history!! Tech-Forums Official 3DMark06/05/03 Top List

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