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Leaving everything on all the time?
Huskerfan:
--- Quote from: RandyT on February 14, 2007, 03:44:18 pm ---
Mine stays on. I consider it a night light and a piece of dynamic art. Use a screen saver that pops up screenshots or videos from the games, or that cool rendered arcade video that everyone likes.
But if you are concerned about longevity of the components, by not shutting it down, the monitor, the bearings on the hard drive(s), the bearings in the fans on your CPU and video card (if it has one) and your power supply are all taking a beating. If you turn it off and on 3 times a day, just leave it on. If you turn it on twice a week, leave it off. Anything in-between is up to you to decide.
RandyT
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"cool rendered arcade video" Now you piqued my interest. Where could a guy get this animal?
Encryptor:
I watched a special report on tv not long ago that discussed how much it cost to run diffrent household items and appliances. According to the people doing this report a computer running 24/7 costs approx. $25 per year. I would think that they meant your average home pc and not some modded out monster that dims the lights in houses 15 miles away when turned on.
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Loki:
If you don't use it, turn it off. That's my rule here with everything electrical. :)
Also no standby... it saves energy and everything will last longer.
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: Loki on February 14, 2007, 04:26:37 pm ---If you don't use it, turn it off. That's my rule here with everything electrical. :)
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Surely that rule bends. What if you use the bathroom? I'm sure you leave it on. But, what if you run to the kitchen to make a snack? What if you run to the store? Do you turn down your furnace too? I'm not trying to nitpick but it's not as easy as that. This electrical debate has been ongoing for years.
Does it suck up more juice and cause more damage if you turn it off and on repeatedly? You'll find plenty of different opinions.
ahofle:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on February 14, 2007, 04:30:08 pm ---Does it suck up more juice and cause more damage if you turn it off and on repeatedly? You'll find plenty of different opinions.
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Agreed. Unfortunately, all I've ever found were opinions and conjecture. I would love to see an actual study on this subject involving hundreds of computers/monitors used in both fashions, showing which particular components failed more often under which circumstances.
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