Leave it on, or turn it off?

[CadillacMatt 10+ year member]

So I just replaced a power supply in a barely 9 month old computer... I leave it on pretty much all of the time so I suspect it has something to do with this.

So, do you all leave your computers on or turn them off when you are done using them? (to those who aren't on them 24/7 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif)

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[Magz_rule 10+ year member]

turn it off

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

Desktop is usually seeding torrents so its always on but i keep it cooler in there. Laptop gets turned off cause itll overheat.

 

[CadillacMatt 10+ year member]

Added a poll.

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

My 2 laptops and Desktop all stay on 24/7. The laptop have the exception of when im travelling and they are in cases they are off.

 

[BushJ311 5,000+ posts]

Always left on.

 

[DBBOOM 10+ year member]

Off if you're gonna be away for a while.

 

[andrewmoore13 10+ year member]

leave it on. never had a problem. make sure you clean the dust out occasionally.

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

I've always left mine on. Never had a problem from it. Then again if computers were cars mine would be an AMC Gremlin so it doesn't draw a lot of power probably.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

I always leave mine on, just put it to Hibernate when im not using it...

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

I keep my desktops on. Laptops are turned off overnight.

 

[CrispedUp 10+ year member]

I always leave mine on, just put it to Hibernate when im not using it...

x2.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

The music server stays on 24/7, the laptop whenever I'm using it.

 

[Atimm693 10+ year member]

Mine are on 24/7 unless I leave for more than a day. Haven't had a hardware problem yet.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

Mine are on 24/7 unless I leave for more than a day. Haven't had a hardware problem yet.

pretty much same here.. Never had PSU issues either.. Except on one Emachines, bt that was also when they were an up and coming brand so a little sub-par.