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will computer last longer if shut off after use or always leave on ? | |
| COMPUTER User ID: 72345939  Israel06/07/2016 06:11 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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Face Palmer  User ID: 72345990  Germany06/07/2016 06:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.digitaltrends.com] "The world will soon wake up to the reality that everyone is broke and can collect nothing from the bankrupt, who are owed unlimited amounts by the insolvent, who are attempting to make late payments on a bank holiday in the wrong country, with an unacceptable currency, against defaulted collateral, of which nobody is sure who holds title." Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. The woman who is not pursued sets up the doctrine that pursuit is offensive to her sex, and wants to make it a felony. No genuinely attractive woman has any such desire. - H.L. Mencken, In Defense Of Women |
| Fappy User ID: 72332732  Australia06/07/2016 06:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 70696466 Australia06/07/2016 06:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 70948929 United States06/07/2016 06:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Sometimes turning a computer on and off can cause boards to have problems due to heating and cooling over and over. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72226807 This to a minor degree is certainly true, but even more important is to open up the case once and a while and used some compressed air on the fans (especially the heatsink for the processor) and really get the dust out. A build up of dust will make your fans strain or just not spin fast enough and your air flow will turn to junk. Heat and dust is the enemy of all electronics. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 72345784  Bulgaria06/07/2016 06:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Agent Smith 2014 User ID: 71581191  United Kingdom06/07/2016 06:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i leave my computer on 24/7 its been mostly on since 2012 heavily used. It wont die on me it was custom built by trained experts, from Overclockers UK. And stress tested before they shipped it. If you get a PC custom made by any top brand you can pretty much guarantee it wont breakdown. However if you built it yourself then good luck with that, chances are unless you're an experienced and knowledgeable computer builder, it will turn out unreliable. Life is a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 71410135 United States06/07/2016 07:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Face Palmer User ID: 72345990 Germany06/07/2016 07:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Still has the same effect, thermic wise, n00b. "The world will soon wake up to the reality that everyone is broke and can collect nothing from the bankrupt, who are owed unlimited amounts by the insolvent, who are attempting to make late payments on a bank holiday in the wrong country, with an unacceptable currency, against defaulted collateral, of which nobody is sure who holds title." Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. The woman who is not pursued sets up the doctrine that pursuit is offensive to her sex, and wants to make it a felony. No genuinely attractive woman has any such desire. - H.L. Mencken, In Defense Of Women |
| BRIEF User ID: 39607259 United States06/07/2016 07:06 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The power surge of turning it on is the hardest on it, just like starting a cold engine where the oil is in the bottom and not lubricating anything for a second or two. I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked.  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 26500013 Australia06/07/2016 07:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 72096979 United States06/07/2016 07:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I shut down every night..... that way most of the chips on the mobo are 'refreshed'. but not all. even when completely off its still technically on. if your having strange/weird problems shut down and remove all power. we had a server that had to be unplugged almost every time before it would boot up. keep in mind a 'restart' refreshes the OS only..... |
| Agent Smith 2014 User ID: 71581191 United Kingdom06/07/2016 07:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| thepatrioticgirl User ID: 33228783 United States06/07/2016 07:21 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have always left my computers on 24/7. Once in awhile they will reboot for updates or I will reboot for whatever reason but other than that they're on 24/7 365 days a year. And they last forever, btw. It's all fun & games until the Dogman stands up Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy Shit! What a ride!" In times of trouble, I ask myself, "What would Sarah Conner do?" |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 72111535 United States06/07/2016 07:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Raisty User ID: 62761869 United States06/07/2016 07:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Get an UPS (uninterruptible power supply). To kind of answer your question... I've seen more hardware die during startup after a reboot than just quit while the computer was on. However if you live somewhere where you get power outages or if you have storms that frequently give you "flickering lights" you need an UPS. The constant on and off again of a computer will kill it quicker than turning it off at night or keeping it on will. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 70942021  Sweden06/07/2016 07:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | turn it off dude, you will save the drives and the computer is always collecting dust. i built my computer 7 years ago and still works fine. ive changed some processorcoolers over the years since they couldnt handle it anymore. and a few graphics cards and a few drives, i use old drive from laptops that broke now. but i can still play to newest games and everything works great |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 72345939 Israel06/07/2016 07:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have always left my computers on 24/7. Once in awhile they will reboot for updates or I will reboot for whatever reason but other than that they're on 24/7 365 days a year. And they last forever, btw. thank you folks for the insight seem best to keep on what I am doing keeping it on all the time except for occasional rebook and cleaning |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 72345784 Bulgaria06/07/2016 07:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 70942021 Sweden06/07/2016 07:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | turn it off dude, you will save the drives and the computer is always collecting dust. i built my computer 7 years ago and still works fine. ive changed some processorcoolers over the years since they couldnt handle it anymore. and a few graphics cards and a few drives, i use old drive from laptops that broke now. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70942021 but i can still play to newest games and everything works great also you will need to change the thermal paste every other year for the processor to be cooled properly. it does a big difference since it can dry out |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 72096979 United States06/07/2016 07:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | turn it off dude, you will save the drives and the computer is always collecting dust. i built my computer 7 years ago and still works fine. ive changed some processorcoolers over the years since they couldnt handle it anymore. and a few graphics cards and a few drives, i use old drive from laptops that broke now. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70942021 but i can still play to newest games and everything works great also you will need to change the thermal paste every other year for the processor to be cooled properly. it does a big difference since it can dry out I just had a new Acer laptop hardrive die. Lasted 2 months. Maybe they forgot the thermal paste when they assembled it. Cost me $20 to ship it back to Acer. Hopefully they get it back to me, soon..... |
| notyet User ID: 72026040 United States06/07/2016 07:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The power surge of turning it on is the hardest on it, just like starting a cold engine where the oil is in the bottom and not lubricating anything for a second or two. "The power surge of turning it on is the hardest on it, just like starting a cold engine where the oil is in the bottom and not lubricating anything for a second or two."....and then you get structural collapse because the heat is just to intense!   -.- |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 70942021 Sweden06/07/2016 07:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | turn it off dude, you will save the drives and the computer is always collecting dust. i built my computer 7 years ago and still works fine. ive changed some processorcoolers over the years since they couldnt handle it anymore. and a few graphics cards and a few drives, i use old drive from laptops that broke now. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70942021 but i can still play to newest games and everything works great also you will need to change the thermal paste every other year for the processor to be cooled properly. it does a big difference since it can dry out I just had a new Acer laptop hardrive die. Lasted 2 months. Maybe they forgot the thermal paste when they assembled it. Cost me $20 to ship it back to Acer. Hopefully they get it back to me, soon..... thermal paste is put between the processor and the cooler to distribute heat better not on the damn harddrive lol |
| Face Palmer User ID: 72346313 Germany06/07/2016 08:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Face Palmer  Low power state is NOT shutdown. Post all the flags you like, it still cools down the hardware. "The world will soon wake up to the reality that everyone is broke and can collect nothing from the bankrupt, who are owed unlimited amounts by the insolvent, who are attempting to make late payments on a bank holiday in the wrong country, with an unacceptable currency, against defaulted collateral, of which nobody is sure who holds title." Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. The woman who is not pursued sets up the doctrine that pursuit is offensive to her sex, and wants to make it a felony. No genuinely attractive woman has any such desire. - H.L. Mencken, In Defense Of Women |
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