What To Do With PC (After I'm Done For The Day)

[Derping_Doge]

Good evening to all. I am fairly new to the whole "PC" community, (I've gamed on an xbox up until now, and had a macbook. I know, kill me) but finally came around to building my own PC. It turned out successful, and I love it to death, but I want to ensure it receives nothing less than the perfect treatment in order to ensure top performance and reliability. Now, my question is: Once I am done with my PC for the day, what do I do? Do I simply leave it running, put it in sleep mode, power it off, or power it off and unplug it? I've scoured the Internet and haven't seen to have found 1 definitive answer, so here I am in need of assistance. I also have my PC hooked up to a Back-UPS unit, which is a battery and power surge unit, if that helps with my question. Thanks everyone, cheers.

[Slottr]

I just turn it off at night and turn it off when I leave the house.

[EunSoo]

Power it off. No need to unplug it

[MedievalMatt]

I personally just shut it down when im done for the night.  Sleep mode and windows cant get dicey over time.

[Derping_Doge]

Just now, Slottr said:

I just turn it off at night and turn it off when I leave the house.

That's what I've been doing up to now, thanks for your insight.

[PenPoint]

Why don't you run Folding or/and SETI@home?

[Derping_Doge]

Just now, PenPoint said:

Why don't you run Fold or SETI@home?

Can't run what I've never heard of, haha. Like I said, still new to this, so bear with me.

[Derping_Doge]

3 minutes ago, MedievalMatt said:

I personally just shut it down when im done for the night.  Sleep mode and windows cant get dicey over time.

Gotcha, thanks man.

[Derping_Doge]

3 minutes ago, SCGazelle said:

Power it off. No need to unplug it

Does the motherboard remain powered whilst doing this, and if so, that's fine right?

[RevoltTrain]

Look into running F@H

[PenPoint]

1 minute ago, Derping_Doge said:

Can't run what I've never heard of, haha. Like I said, still new to this, so bear with me.

You can learn about Folding here:

 

[Derping_Doge]

Just now, RevoltTrain said:

Look into running F@H

Might I ask what that is? Thanks.

[Derping_Doge]

1 minute ago, PenPoint said:

You can learn about Folding here:

 

I'll be sure to look into this, thank you sir.

[RevoltTrain]

Just now, Derping_Doge said:

Might I ask what that is? Thanks.

Folding At Home

[JakovMatej]

Helping research seems a worthy choice.

Here`s a video with the L from LTT, regarding your question though: 

 

[Derping_Doge]

Just now, RevoltTrain said:

Folding At Home

Ah okay. I'll be sure to look into it, thank you.

 

[Derping_Doge]

1 minute ago, JakovMatej said:

Helping research seems a worthy choice.

Here`s a video with the L from LTT, regarding your question though: 

 

Awesome, thanks for the assistance.

[Derping_Doge]

So, just to make sure, when I power off my PC, my microphone (Blue Snowball), my motherboard (Asus VIII Hero), and my Front Base Panel (Asus ROG) seem to be on. Normal I assume?

[LUUD18]

Yeah some motherboards will give usb power when your pc is off so you can continue charging your phone.