If power consumption is not a criteria, i.e. if one can afford it, is it better to keep the PC (not the Monitor) ON all the time even if it's not being used ? Does it provide better thermal stability of all the components in the cabinet by keeping the power ON, instead of switching on / off as and when required ? If it's advisable to keep the PC ON all the time - is it suggestive for all weather conditions ? If not, upto which temperature is it OK ?
2007-06-19 05:02:21 · 7 answers · asked by Mouktik Sarkar 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The thermal problems do not shorten the life appreciably, and if everyone turned off their computers at night it would be like taking at least 100,000 cars off of the road (maybe more)
2007-06-19 05:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by startrektosnewenterpriselovethem 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the mother board it is probably okay but the power supply and hard drive are a different story. You can set your drive to power down after a certain amount of time, and you should if you are going to leave the PC on all the time, but the power supply is always on when the PC is on. You could tell the whole PC to go into sleep mode after some time which may help the power supply some but not totally.
2007-06-19 05:11:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jack W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. It is much more efficient to have the computer go into "Standby" mode. The fans keep running, the CPU is turned off, the memory is kept "alive" with a small amount of power, and you can get back to being up and running much faster than a reboot. A UPS can help your machine survive bad weather. But it still uses more power than shutting it off when you don't need it for several hours.
2007-06-19 05:08:00 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is really more of a user-preference issue.
If you don't want to turn it off, then simply set the system to go on standby at a specific time period, this should help minimize the energy consumption and give your components time to rest.
Hibernation is also efficient, since your computer automatically shuts off and resumes where you left off next time you turn it on, this allows energy conservation. However, setting your computer to hibernate requires disk space.
2007-06-19 05:05:28 · answer #4 · answered by HotRod 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find that as time goes by, the fans tend to get louder. Having your computer on all the time will wear out the bearing on the fans at a faster rate. Not a big issue, but I like my system to stay quiet
2007-06-19 05:17:37 · answer #5 · answered by Mito 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, just like any other machine, computers too need to rest, unless if that is a server, file server or webserver, but even servers have replicators or back-ups also, so that when one machine is going for maintenance or to be turned off, the replicate will turn on where virtually the service is still running.
2007-06-19 05:11:53 · answer #6 · answered by Lemuel G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may have all of the above to consider but i will just point out this:
if your computer is on and your are struck by lightning it can fry various components and render your computer unusable.
this has happened to me twice now. i came home from work to find my plug blown out of the socket, blackened, and my hard-drive irrepairable.
however, if your location is not prone to lightning strikes then this obviously wont be a problem :)
2007-06-19 05:26:40 · answer #7 · answered by Andy B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋