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Should I flip the Power Supply switch off after I shut down my pc ?

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You should only use it in case you'll be messing with hardware, if you just want the PC to be off there is no need to.

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Hello everyone, I'm Juan and I'm new to computer hardware.

 

I've just recently built my own gaming pc and I was just wondering should I flip the ON/OFF switch on the Power supply off after I shut down my computer ? I've read some of the answers from Tom's Hardware forum but they don't seems to answer my question. Will leaving the Power supply flip switch on harm my PSU in anyway or the components in my pc or will switching it off every time I shut down my pc and switching it on when I wanted to switch on my pc do any current tripping or any harm to my PSU ? Thanks in advanced.

 

My PSU : Cooler Master Elite 500W

 

Juan L-

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If you've powered down your PC it's fine, you don't need to keep flicking the PSU on and off also :)

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Nah not really.

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It wont harm anything if its shut down properly, but why do it? The amount of power you would save would be negligible, no point in having to reach around every time to turn it on. 

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You should only use it in case you'll be messing with hardware, if you just want the PC to be off there is no need to.

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I actually have the exact same question. The only difference is that the PSU Fan is still spinning and the Motherboard LEDS are still on after I turn the computer off.

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It won't affect anything but you should leave the switch on since there's no reason to turn it off. Also what are your PC specs? The PSU you have is pretty trash and should be replaced if you have a decent GPU.

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Thanks a lot for your help guys, quick response just minutes after I posted this topic, Linus's forum is very darn well I love it a lot. Hope you guys have a nice day

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17 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

It won't affect anything but you should leave the switch on since there's no reason to turn it off. Also what are your PC specs? The PSU you have is pretty trash and should be replaced if you have a decent GPU.

I have :

GA-H110M-Gaming 3 Micro-ATX Mobo

Intel core i3-6100 3.7GHz

16GB corsair vengeance RAM x2

Geforce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB VRAM (overclock)

Cooler Master Seidon V3 Plus liquid cooler for CPU acting as exhaust fan, 2 more exhaust fans and 1 140mm intake fan (might be having another 140mm intake soon)

Cooler master Elite 500W PSU

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22 hours ago, 3vitor said:

I actually have the exact same question. The only difference is that the PSU Fan is still spinning and the Motherboard LEDS are still on after I turn the computer off.

The reason why I ask is because I leave the PSU on so the LEDs in my keyboard and my mouse is on and it makes my room looks epic when I'm in my room with the lights off before sleeping

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6 hours ago, TechyJuan said:

I have :

GA-H110M-Gaming 3 Micro-ATX Mobo

Intel core i3-6100 3.7GHz

16GB corsair vengeance RAM x2

Geforce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB VRAM (overclock)

Cooler Master Seidon V3 Plus liquid cooler for CPU acting as exhaust fan, 2 more exhaust fans and 1 140mm intake fan (might be having another 140mm intake soon)

Cooler master Elite 500W PSU

 

Watercooler + i3

 

OK

 

Well I'd replace your PSU if you ever upgrade your GPU or CPU, I suppose.

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33 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Watercooler + i3

 

OK

 

Well I'd replace your PSU if you ever upgrade your GPU or CPU, I suppose.

Apparently I have some trouble with my PSU, sometimes when I'm using my PC either gaming or just browsing the net I can sometimes hear noise coming from my PSU, the noise is like click click click click with more like electric sound resemblance...I'm not sure what it is and I'm super worried about it. And yeah I'm planning to change my PSU to a PSU with 80 plus bronze and I was just wondering if KCAS from Aerocool will be a good PSU ? I'm from Malaysia so most shops are occupied with these asia brands stuff.

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40 minutes ago, TechyJuan said:

Apparently I have some trouble with my PSU, sometimes when I'm using my PC either gaming or just browsing the net I can sometimes hear noise coming from my PSU, the noise is like click click click click with more like electric sound resemblance...I'm not sure what it is and I'm super worried about it. And yeah I'm planning to change my PSU to a PSU with 80 plus bronze and I was just wondering if KCAS from Aerocool will be a good PSU ? I'm from Malaysia so most shops are occupied with these asia brands stuff.

 

It's not really a good PSU, no. Check the PSU whitelist in my signature for Aercool's good units.

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18 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

It's not really a good PSU, no. Check the PSU whitelist in my signature for Aercool's good units.

Thanks a lot for your PSU whitelist, I have some better idea on what type of PSU to get in the near future, thanks a lot again.

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