Shut down vs 24/7 Poll

[Nocte]

I have always been wondering how the LTT community treats their computers.

Now that we have SSDs etc. turning off a computer makes sense as it is almost instant to get back into Windows (unlike years ago).

 

I usually turn off my desktop. But that is also because it is a mini-itx hotbox . What about you?

[Guest]

What about when in sleep mode?

[Laitine]

I shutdown my computer if I know that I will be away for more than two hours.

[Sakkura]

My CPU is air-cooled and my GPU is water-cooled, dunno if that counts as air or water in this poll. But I shut down when I'm done using it.

[LienusLateTips]

Always on to dissipate that cities Skylines heat, which pins CPU GPU and RAM at 100% lol at 1080p Ultra Low.

 

Reaches 70-80 C in there with 3 fans

[Murasaki]

Varies per case but in mine i dont need it on 24/7

[IrishFeangol]

I just shut it down to save power. The home server and networking gear use enough as it is. 

As you said SSDs really make long boot times a thing of the past and Gigabit broadband makes downloading steam updates rather trivial.

[PSUGuru]

I put it in sleep mode when not in use. Best of both worlds.

[WereCatf]

13 minutes ago, IrishFeangol said:

I just shut it down to save power. The home server and networking gear use enough as it is. 

As you said SSDs really make long boot times a thing of the past and Gigabit broadband makes downloading steam updates rather trivial.

This. It takes a few seconds for the machine to boot up, so I just don't see the point in leaving it on, raising the electric bill and heating the place up unnecessarily.

[limegorilla]

Other than the daily restart, mine is either on or Hibernating - but I have exceptional cooling in the form of a slightly modded A/C so I have low 20's

[dionkoffie]

I usually turn it off when I'm not using it. Saves electricity and wear. I leave my PC on 24/7 when I'm mining during the moments that I'm not using my PC.