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Is Sleep Mode Bad?

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Not quite sure where to put this, so now it's in the PSU forum.  Anyway, is leaving your computer in sleep mode for prolonged periods of time bad?  Is it technically still on?  Etc?  Thanks!

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It stores a "snapshot" if you will of the current state of the PC on the RAM, And puts RAM on idle while still giving it power.

It's not bad. You will be fine :)

The point of sleep is so you don't have to wait for the PC too boot up and load everything on the RAM, Because it already get's loaded on the RAM.

Your PC will still consume power but not much since it has to power mostly just the RAM.

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No. The system is in a very low power state mode. The system memory is still getting power, as it is required or the information will be removed. It does nothing to really reduce the life of your PC, other than normal wear and tear.

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I never turn off my computer. Just sleep. 

My PC is always on. Usually folding when I'm away from it.

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No, in fact, some may say that completely turning your PC off is not always the best thing ever as it can be harder on your PSU. That said though, if you have a decent quality PSU, you shouldn't have to worry about it.

I turn it off if I'm going to be gone for more than a day from my computer.

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before i switched to ssd as OS drive mine was sleeping too if i was away from it for more than 12 hours

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Mine sleeps as well, but unfortunately the snoring keeps me awake all night. :(

The awful jokes are strong with this one.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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The awful jokes are strong with this one.

agreed.

My life is consumed by CS:GO, even though I'm not exceptionally good at it.

CPU: AMD A10-5800K | GPU: Gigabyte R9 270 2GB | RAM: 8GB 1333Mhz HyperX Blu | Storage: 120GB Samsung 850 EVO + 1TB WD Caviar Blue | Chassis: NZXT H230 | Mobo: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 | PSU: Corsair CX500 500W | Cooling: CM Hyper 212 EVO | OS: Windows 10
In order of priority: GTX 970 Strix, 2 good 1080p monitors, i5 4690k, MSI Z97 Gaming 5 LGA 1150, a job
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