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should i leave my arcade machine running all the time?

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kelemvor:

Back in the "Olden Days" it was generally accepted as better to leave PCs on all the time because the components went through a lot more wear and tear during the boot up process and something could fail.  However these days it really doesn't matter.  I turn my PC off when I go to bed and back on in the morning unless I'm downloading something.

No reason to leave it on all the time unless you just can't stand to wait a minute before getting into a game but overall it won't hurt the PC.  But I'd definitely set it to turn off the monitor after XX minutes and things like that to help against burn-in and anything else.


ChadTower:


--- Quote from: ahofle on November 06, 2006, 01:01:15 pm ---I never really understood why people leave their PCs on all the time (unless they are servers obviously) for fear of them 'wearing out faster'.  Do they leave all the lights on in the house 24x7 to extend the life of the lightbulbs too?

--- End quote ---

If you pay $500 for a light bulb, I have a box of them I'll sell you cheap.

I leave my primary PC on all the time because it is generally doing work while I'm not using it.

Brogner:

I think its best to turn off.  Unlike a newer computer, these machines are prone to faliure.  You would hate it if a board "smokes" in the middle of the night and you werent around to stop if from becoming worse.

ChadTower:


You would hate it more if your Sega vector monitor caught fire and burned your house down.

torez:

I would turn off real arcade machine, if not in use for longer period of time.  My computers, however, are on 24/7.  I invested money into quiet psu and computer case (more than $150 each after taxes and shipping) and cpu cooler to make sure it is quiet.  Will go the liquid cooling route with my next puter upgrade.  Anyway, my computers are always at some work, so checking my mail or a quick game is just few seconds away.

Try leaving your machines for a month the way you want and see how much more you have to pay for it.  Then you can decide, if that's what you want to pay every month.

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