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Do you turn off your PC? Daily? Weekly? Never?
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I turn my computer and power strip off every single night. No point for me to waste energy on letting it idle.
My PC sleeps when I'm at work and asleep, it's more for the longevity of my intense amount of rgb than actual power consumption concerns.
I've also had issues with windows just not bothering with my screen saver/monitor power settings, and I've had some experience with desk top burn in on displays before.
I've also had issues with windows just not bothering with my screen saver/monitor power settings, and I've had some experience with desk top burn in on displays before.
Used to put it into sleep mode but my Razor mouse wakes it randomly so I just turn it off now. There is hardly any difference with a SSD.
I always shut it off, even when I had an HDD. I prefer to wait the couple of minutes for it to boot than pay extra in my electricity bill.
The problem was rendered moot when I installed an SSD Nvme last week, though. If I'm not using it, my laptop's turned off.
The problem was rendered moot when I installed an SSD Nvme last week, though. If I'm not using it, my laptop's turned off.
I used an iMac for years and would leave it running all day, and put it to sleep at night. Got a new PC in March and it just gets turned on when it's needed. The couple of times I've tried to put it to sleep, it's not really come back on properly, so won't be doing that again.
Most nights I turn it off. Sometimes leave it on if I'm working on something and want to jump right into it the next day.
Will turn off at the mains if I'm away for a few days. Didn't used to, but I guess the idea grew on me for safety/trickle energy.
Will turn off at the mains if I'm away for a few days. Didn't used to, but I guess the idea grew on me for safety/trickle energy.
Takes like 10 seconds to boot and I pay for power.
I turn it off whenever I'm done using it unless I'm running tasks.
I turn it off whenever I'm done using it unless I'm running tasks.
My gaming pc is always off unless I'm using it or it's downloading something. I have a Samsung NVME SSD so it boots up before the monitor screen is even on. Turning it off is no problem.
My Mac mini I leave on because it's my computer that I use for work but I've started turning it off once a week when I'm done with work before my day off.
Laptops are always on but closed, I charge them periodically to make sure they're topped up. They get turned off probably when updated but they're not used very often
My Mac mini I leave on because it's my computer that I use for work but I've started turning it off once a week when I'm done with work before my day off.
Laptops are always on but closed, I charge them periodically to make sure they're topped up. They get turned off probably when updated but they're not used very often
Yup. 5-7 second boot times and it is almost like it was waking from sleep anyway how fast it is (relative to HDD setups).
I have two m.2 drives and they are fast as heck. My OS is on one and I want for nothing.
Y'all that don't have even a cheap SSD on on your home devices, you should look into getting one. Just use it for your OS.
I don't get people who never turn it off. Hibernate is okay obviously, but not turning it off at all!? Get a raspberry if you need a server. It needs to be your PC? Setup WoL and you can boot it from anywhere if you need remote access. Get a SSD if you hate long boot times.
You save so much energy and do a tiny bit for this poor planet.
You save so much energy and do a tiny bit for this poor planet.
My PC is our plex server so it's always on unless it literally can't be. I have power saving measures in place for my system, to the extent that I can. That said, lately I've had my PC setup to fold for covid stuff when idle. Might as well put that 2080 to good use for the sake of the world. CPU doesn't contribute, because compared to a GPU it's just not worth the heat it generates.
Daily. I am not a savage. Have OS on SSD.
Also am CPU OC'd and most of S states off, usage is min max at 100 all the time.
No reason for it to be on indefinitely.
Also am CPU OC'd and most of S states off, usage is min max at 100 all the time.
No reason for it to be on indefinitely.
It's not a server and it boots fast. No reason not to.
It have a Pi 4 serving as NAS that is always up.
It have a Pi 4 serving as NAS that is always up.
I rarely turn off my Laptop (MBP), just cause. I did with my old windows laptop though as it didn't like going into standby when the lid was shut.
I always turn off my computer unless downloading something big. Leaving it on to save a few seconds seems very excessive.
I always turn off my computer unless downloading something big. Leaving it on to save a few seconds seems very excessive.
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Keep it on so updates can run and install. And with battery backups no real worry about surges or outages.
So I've got a laptop and a Plex media server I basically never turn off. I will do so occasionally to install updates. Surprisingly it doesn't raise the electric that much. Those are not my normal machines I do things on though. I normally turn off my normal machines everyday when I'm done with them unless downloading something large.
I'm of the opinion that you need to turn your machine off every once in a while at least. It's especially important for updates if you like to keep your machine up to date, speaking as a Windows user anyways.
I've also had enough strange issues occur to me and in my job where a restart has resolved them that I'm sure that influences my opinion on turning off PC's.
I'm of the opinion that you need to turn your machine off every once in a while at least. It's especially important for updates if you like to keep your machine up to date, speaking as a Windows user anyways.
I've also had enough strange issues occur to me and in my job where a restart has resolved them that I'm sure that influences my opinion on turning off PC's.
I usually put it into sleep mode.
Lately I've had an issue, it goes into sleep mode, doesn't come back on. If I restart it from sleep mode, it comes back like it woke up from sleep mode with all my programs loaded, but internet doesn't work at all until I restart the pc again.
I have to figure out the issue so I can go back to putting my pc to sleep, but until then I just turn it off when I'm done
Lately I've had an issue, it goes into sleep mode, doesn't come back on. If I restart it from sleep mode, it comes back like it woke up from sleep mode with all my programs loaded, but internet doesn't work at all until I restart the pc again.
I have to figure out the issue so I can go back to putting my pc to sleep, but until then I just turn it off when I'm done
It boots to being usable in under 10 seconds so I turn it off whenever it's not actively being used. No reason not to.
I turn my home PC off when it makes me, because it's also my media center and I don't want to have to go through starting it back up when I want to watch a TV show or a movie.
My work laptop is really slow to boot up, but also freaks out if I leave it on too long. I usually turn it off when I leave work on Friday and turn it back on Monday morning.
My work laptop is really slow to boot up, but also freaks out if I leave it on too long. I usually turn it off when I leave work on Friday and turn it back on Monday morning.
My primary/gaming PC I turn off when I'm done using it. Same with my work computer.
I keep my laptop I use for browsing on, I just close it.
I keep my laptop I use for browsing on, I just close it.
I put it on sleep during the times Im not using it and only turn it completely off when I'll be gone for awhile