Do you shut down your PC each night?

[Founders]

My main system is off when it isn’t in use. My NAS/Plex server is on 24/7.

[AngryBeaver]

I never restart my gaming machine. My only concern is if my pump goes out, but so far it hasn't happened.

[TrainFan475]

I usually put my pc to sleep at night unless I'm doing something specific like downloading something big or backing up my hdd.

[RonnieOP]

Unless im leaving for more then a day my pc stays on 24/7.

 

Outside of a restart for a driver/update its been months sinces its been cut off.

 

Sure it "wastes" power but not enough for me to care. 

[NewHopeTech]

My main computer is a laptop so most nights I just put it to sleep but once or twice a week I shut it down. I use my desktop as a server for various things so I keep that on 24/7.

[TechyBen]

On 3/22/2020 at 2:22 PM, 5x5 said:

If setting down was bad for the components, why does every device come with that option? It's usually a good idea to shut down, let updated roll, let the OS restart and not push current through the transistors 24/7

Yes and no. Depends on the workload and the device. Tiny 5w laptop with passive cooling that puts itself to sleep/dormant standing? No need to turn off.

Massive super rig that you are going off for 5 mins to make a cup of tea? Leave it on for those 5 mins.

 

But most devices will be ok powering on/off once or twice a day. Most fans/cooling systems have lifetimes, and as long as you keep within that, you will be ok.

[Nine Tailed Fox]

5 hours ago, RonnieOP said:

Unless im leaving for more then a day my pc stays on 24/7.

 

Outside of a restart for a driver/update its been months sinces its been cut off.

 

Sure it "wastes" power but not enough for me to care. 

And most psu's are efficient these days where power waste is negligible

[lexidobe]

I was once told by a retired engineer from a major electronics company that one way they accelerated degradation in research and development is constant power/heat cycles. Start the device up, load it heavily for a few minutes to get it hot, shut it down for a few minutes to cool off, repeat over and over again. He said that produced failures much quicker than running the device under maximum load continuously. Most people aren't going to power cycle their system dozens or hundreds of times a day , but the fact that companies accelerate wear on their products by power cycling them tells me that it's probably not good for their longevity. 

[lexidobe]

2 minutes ago, Caroline said:

I cut the power to everything except for the fridge. Not because I 100% care about the planet and global warming but because I live in the third world and power delivery is deficient with constant brownouts and surges.

That sucks, sorry to hear that. I would suggest that you get a good UPS to plug your computer and other expensive equipment like your monitor into if you don't already have one to keep clean up the power. If you can't afford a UPS at least get a good surge protector! 

[Allmykidsareblack]

Of course i do, mama didn't raise no foo

[YellowJersey]

A mate of mine has a computer that randomly turns itself on. It's the weirdest thing.

[lexidobe]

1 hour ago, YellowJersey said:

A mate of mine has a computer that randomly turns itself on. It's the weirdest thing.

Maybe the power button is messed up?

[lexidobe]

1 hour ago, Caroline said:

That'd be ideal but there are only chinese or low end UPS around. I have a bunch but none of them works as UPS anymore because their batteries started leaking so I had to bypass some circuits here and there and now they serve as stabilizers or simple protectors (their only protection are MOVs and a fuse) it's not much but it's better than nothing.

PC has its own breaker and fuse

Glad to hear you have some protection. If you have access to Amazon or eBay or something similar where you live you could probably find replacement batteries for your UPS units pretty cheap, but they should still function as basic surge protectors without them. 

[atxcyclist]

Work computer yes during the week, because I don't want to open everything up every time I sit down. My home computer gets turned off since I mostly game on it.

[DarkShame2]

I always shut it down before bed and before going to work.

[PineyCreek]

I usually just leave mine on and shut it off on occasion...now more than ever since I'm running BOINC and F@H.  I used to just leave the system on for months without rebooting when I ran Win 2k.

[AngryPandaPC]

On 3/22/2020 at 7:22 AM, seon123 said:

At the moment, I'm just leaving it on so it can fold

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1164541-ltt-folding-teams-emergency-response-to-covid-19/

This exactly! Doing the same

[Shammikit]

I wouldnt keep a desktop PC running 24/7 because of electricity bills.

 

In the few laptops I owned for the past few years (2HP laptops and 1 Dell), I did put them in sleep mode every night and didnt shutdown. In 1 HP laptop and in the Dell which was running Windows 10, I noticed the OS to be a bit glitchy when I used it without a shutdown/restart. Because of this, now I shutdown every night. 

The one HP laptop that was running Windows 7 worked fine as far as I remember without any shutdowns. 

[Rybo]

Before Sunday's LTT video?  My computer spent most of its life off.  I'd turn it on to do what needed doing and turn it off when I was done.  Now I've got it folding. 

I have a little pc in my bedroom (that ironically has a more powerful CPU than my main) that I leave on just so I don't have to turn it on before going to bed (I'm one of those deranged individuals who needs the TV running to get to sleep).  Once I get a decent cooler for it I'll enlist it into the folding cause as well.  Tried it with my cheap cooler and the CPU immediately hit 95 degrees.  Hard pass on that!  

[CarlBar]

I'm a serious IRl and digital hoarder. i'm allways doing somthing, and often leaving somthing half finished in the background so i almost never shut mine off, crashes aside. Unless some major update or other issue forces me to do so.

[Ja Krispie]

Yes, I turn mine off every night

 

[Tristerin]

I hibernate, who sleeps with Windows 10!?!  Sleep mode still draws power.  Hibernate stores it on the disc and stops drawing power

[Poglavica]

I always turn the PC off before I go to sleep. Very rarely I leave it on over night because of the fan noise and a bunch of RGB lights flashing and my roommate would kill me if I left it on. I've been doing this for almost 2 years with my current setup and I haven't had any problems since. Also as other people said I would recommend shutting it down to let all the updates roll in and just to not waste electricity and power (also heats up the room if you're doing heavy work).

[SamPlayzYT]

I try to leave mine on so that I don't have to wait in the morning for it to turn on. For some reason my laptop on full battery shuts down overnight, which is annoying. At least (i think) my ram is saving the state of the programs for when I use it in the morning.

[SPARTAN VI]

I shutdown, never have problems with that. OTOH, I've had bad experiences with Win10 in particular waking up from sleep mode (e.g. system hangs, BSOD), so I've generally stopped doing that.