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I turn my computer off whenever I don't use it so that it will last slightly longer in the long run.

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I leave my PC's on 24/7 and they can't reboot. :P

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i dont understand why people dont turn it off at night or when they will be away for more than 3-4 hours. 

Its doing nothing, its eating up power and wearing out your parts ( in the end it prolly wont make a difference but you never know) Except if youre folding or doing something, but leaving your pc idling all day just seems extremely dumb 

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The only time it's off is when my dad turns it off, incorrectly.

I unplugged my power button from front panel header :D

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It's on all day whether i'm using it or not,off at nights(except when i download something huge and my net connection isn't helping)

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Only when I really have to, I don't like reopening all my programs...

 

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Is that 31 days?

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Ye 2 years ago when I built my first gaming pc i kept my system on for a whole week mainly for downloading. After that I just turn it off while sleeping or when I'm not at home.

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Is that 31 days?

Years... 

 

24/7 for me. It's my gaming rig but it's also my server/streaming machine. All my laptops, tablet and phones backup to it. I also stream from and to it daily. It's in the living room connected on my TV so yeah... it's on.

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My session is never terminated.

My computer is always closed when not used.

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i keep mine running 24/7 because i use it as my tv and radio. I also watch things on it when i fall asleep so when i wake up at 3 or 4 i don't really want to have to turn on my computer again to play something.

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I used to turn my PC off when I went to bed or was leaving for a decent amount of time. Since moving in with my mate i've been leaving it running almost all the time. We use it as a clock at night and there's really no point. I was also having a problem starting the thing up a couple months ago until I re-installed Windows. I have an SSD in here so startup times are pretty low, but between those months of me being too lazy to re-install Windows and actually having some use at night it doesn't matter. Now it only gets shut down or rebooted if I have an update or there's some issue like the other day where my soundcard had a stuck sound on it coming from seemingly nowhere.

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I turn mine off to reduce wear on it.

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I Put my PC to sleep when I am away from home (e.g school) or asleep, I pretty much never shutdown my PC and only reboot if an update or program requires it

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i would shutdown my laptop every night, but for some reason it doesnt unless i take the battery out. so, yes, i leave it on 24/7 even when travelling 

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on 24/7 folding and downloading unless pc has issues

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only if im hosting a game server, downloading or rendering video

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It's really hot in my country currently and my rig generate quite amount of heat. So I only use my rig for gaming. Normally I will work on my laptop or tablet. The only thing that run 24/7 is my NAS.

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I'm downloading things 24/7 so yes, it is on 24/7 unless it needs to be restarted. 

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Years... 

 

24/7 for me. It's my gaming rig but it's also my server/streaming machine. All my laptops, tablet and phones backup to it. I also stream from and to it daily. It's in the living room connected on my TV so yeah... it's on.

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Yes.  

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I'm downloading things 24/7 so yes, it is on 24/7 unless it needs to be restarted. 

 

What is the longest you've ever had it on continuously for?

 

I think I've clocked up 9 days and 10 hours or so and that is my personal record which I am not in a hurry to break.

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I actually built my systems to be pretty power efficient, so I didn't feel bad about leaving them on all the time.  I have them doing things when Im not there, plus the little bit of noise from the collective fans helps me stay asleep, drowning out odd noises from outside the house.

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