OT: Computer related question, Should it remain on or turn it off??? |
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OT: Computer related question, Should it remain on or turn it off??? |
URY914 |
Jul 27 2006, 06:43 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,944 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
We just bought our daughter a desktop PC for her room (without internet access).
We had an IT guy from my wife's work (major state university) build it for us. We trust that he knows what he's doing. Here is the problem, he said we should always leave it on. Don't turn it off and on as it wears out some of the components. Only problem with this is it makes some noise and she is not use to it yet and has problems getting to sleep. Question is: Leaving it on ya or na? Does it make a differance to the machine??? Thanks Paul |
ThinAir |
Jul 27 2006, 02:01 PM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,543 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Here at work I've made a policy that staff should turn PCs on when they need them and then leave them on all day, but turn them off when they go home in the evening.
The reasoning is that the heating and cooling of components as they are powered on/off is what deteriorates them (think light bulb filaments) so you don't want to do it more often than needed. The other side is that leaving it on wears out mechanical parts like hard drives and fans faster than if they have a rest. Balancing these two factors, together with unecessary electricity use while it sits there overnight, is what led me to make this policy as the appropriate compromise. |
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