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How I turn my PC on and off. Is it safe?

DG Result
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Everyday when I go to work I turn my pc off and flip the switch on the coupler and I disconnect it from the wall. 

I do this becase I am afraid of lightning storms when I am away. 

After I come back from work I always plug the coupler into the wall and then I flip the switch back on which makea my PC ready to use as power is entering the Motherboard. I can see from the LED lights on it. 

 

My question is this: Is this bad for the PSU or for the motherboard in general or is it safe to do regularly? 

I am asking becase I dont know much about power supplies and I have a 750W PSU 

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2 minutes ago, DG Result said:

My question is this: Is this bad for the PSU or for the motherboard in general or is it safe to do regularly? 

Totally fine to do this 

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It is bad for the PSU to cut the power to it all the time. Several people have killed their PSUs by doing it. Get a surge protector instead. 

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3 hours ago, seon123 said:

It is bad for the PSU to cut the power to it all the time. Several people have killed their PSUs by doing it. Get a surge protector instead. 

I have a surge protector but Im still worried it might fry if there is an intence storm

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17 hours ago, DG Result said:

I have a surge protector but Im still worried it might fry if there is an intence storm

Then buy a better surge protector.

 

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On 5/25/2019 at 11:49 PM, DG Result said:

I have a surge protector but Im still worried it might fry if there is an intence storm

When shopping for a surge protector you will want to look for what's called the "Joule" rating which is a measurement of how much power the protect can protect against. I personally have used APC and Triplite surge protectors for literally decades with no issues and generally speaking for $40-80 USD you can get a surge protector from either company in the 3300-4500 joule range.

 

Between a good surge protector and turning off your computer normally you'll be protected under 99.99% of circumstances and even if you let your rig run 24/7 you'll very likely be fine.

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On 5/26/2019 at 2:02 AM, seon123 said:

It is bad for the PSU to cut the power to it all the time. Several people have killed their PSUs by doing it. Get a surge protector instead. 

Is this likely to cause the PSU to fry the whole computer? 

 

I always switch my computer off at the wall every nigh, don't know why why as just always taught to turn everything off at the wall before going to bed. Is this bad for the PSU as well? 

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28 minutes ago, bradwiggo said:

Is this likely to cause the PSU to fry the whole computer? 

 

I always switch my computer off at the wall every nigh, don't know why why as just always taught to turn everything off at the wall before going to bed. Is this bad for the PSU as well? 

The PSU will just stop turning on. You kill the PSU, not the rest of the PC. 

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1 hour ago, seon123 said:

The PSU will just stop turning on. You kill the PSU, not the rest of the PC. 

Is it still a problem with modern PSUs? What causes them to break, is it just the electricity constantly discharging and charging. 

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3 minutes ago, bradwiggo said:

Is it still a problem with modern PSUs? What causes them to break, is it just the electricity constantly discharging and charging. 

There were a couple of people with the RMx complaining about killing their PSUs a while back. 

@jonnyGURU Was it the constant charging and discharging the bulk capacitors, or the relay or the switch that failed on those?

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Where do you live that there is a significant threat of electrical storms?  

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6 hours ago, seon123 said:

The PSU will just stop turning on. You kill the PSU, not the rest of the PC. 

Is there a way for me to check my PSU health or at least test it... 

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On 5/26/2019 at 5:49 AM, DG Result said:

I have a surge protector but Im still worried it might fry if there is an intence storm

Get a surge protector, and if when you are going out it's not stormy AF, don't plug it off.

If it's raining like there's no tomorrow then unplug it.

 

There's no need to unplug it everyday.

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