Do you ever turn off your pc/laptop and...

...if you don't, should you.


is your normal everyday pc really capable of running constantly 24/7 weekin weekout.

i can't remember ever turning off my laptop since about february this year.


before getting a laptop it was the same with my pc i never turned off, but over the years i have had a few harddrives pack in. maybe due to this.

if your system is going to consistently left on then should you pay extra for a system which can handle it. i know people custom build systems for gaming but what about BT

u shud av put this in the hardware thread its got nowt to do with BT :)

my desktop runs 24/7 for past year(give or take a few weeks) with no probs at all but my laptop i swith off at night coz it can overheat easier.

My pc runs 24/7 until there is a bad thunder storm coming my way. About the only thing that fail was the power supply and the processor cooling fan.

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Originally Posted by trebor31

u shud av put this in the hardware thread its got nowt to do with BT :)

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as bittorrent is the reason i leave my pc on 24/7 then it does have something to do with bittorrent. what i am trying to get at is whether other bt users leave on there system consantly and does it cause problems

i leave it on all the time and i had my proccecor and memory burned due to this i think .

I use mine in the day and late into the night but I always turn if off when i'm not using it. My elec bills are high enough without having a pc on all year round

pc doesnt consume ele. almost lol try installing a solar boiler for hot water that should do it much better :D

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Originally Posted by zedex

pc doesnt consume ele. almost lol try installing a solar boiler for hot water that should do it much better :D

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Lol http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/image...ies/tongue.gif I have too many gadgets

I leave mine on for weeks at a time and when I turn it off only leave it that way for a few hours. I haven't had any problems with it and I've been doing this for 2 years now.

Well if u have a creepy 1 Mb/s connection than u should leave it... if u have 100 Mb/s fiber connection then u can leave it for 1/100 of the day... lol

I run 7x24 Notebook except after Window Update Reboot from last year

Not for BitTorrent Only. I treat it as my personal File Server .When I go outside,I still can get things that I want.

I use a laptop. If I need to take it with me somewhere I do that, if not then it seeds close to 24/7

Meh, they can run 24/7. I have a dell desktop from 10+ years ago that runs 24/7 inside this hot ass cabinet of a desk, its still fine. No hardware failures on it the entire time.

People should *try* to be aware of keeping it cool, and keeping the fans clean etc.

Guess what, people who turn their shit off every night have hardware problems too. I say, if you have a reason for letting it run, then let it run!

Its just a piece of equipment.. use it, thats what its there for.

No, I don´t turn it off unless I see smoke or fire in it.

yup stays on 24/7

I leave my PC on even when I'm not using it just like I leave my car idling even when I sleep and the water running all the time.

I try to justify this by saying "Think of the children!" but really, it's just cause I can.

I've had my server 2003 fileserv running for about 4 years straight. Only time it ever goes off is for a quick dust off then it's back to work.

That's the key to long lasting equipment. Dust it.

Only time mine gets shut down is if a new program install requests a reboot .

i leave my laptop and desktop on. unless i absolutely have to turn them off.

I turn my laptop off when I'm not using it but my desktop is usually on 24/7 seeding torrents. When I'm not seeding torrents, I turn my computer off at night. I agree with what slimdogp said about using your computer for what you need. You shouldn't have to worry about the possibility of your computer breaking constantly.

I always turn off my computer after use.

havent turned off my pc since early january...i did have to restart it once though :(

I turn it off each week

I turn it off daily:D, not that much PC addicted person:P

i turn off the PC only when i really have to.

I leave both desktop and laptop on 24/7 unless forced by software or hardware maintenance.
I run folding@home on both.

desktop is always on. laptop i turn off after im all fapped out. so on an average week 2 reboots, on a good week id say 4 reboots.

I always turn my fire hazard off when i go to bed. That's the primary reason why I use a seedbox.

I haven't turned off my home pc for more than a few minutes at a time for probably over 10 years. I have upgraded a couple times during that, but I have never had a drive or cpu go bad.

My last Dell desktop lasted 5 years and all I had to replace was the DVD burner and the sound card. My current machine is an HP and it has been running for close to a year now.

I always use a good UPS that does line conditioning, like the APC SmartUPS. That alone will save you from 99% of hardware issues.

My desktop I only turn on to use it. My laptop is usually on, but I turn it off if I'm leaving for a while. My server is on 24/7.

Mine is on 24/7, mostly because of torrents. Never had any problems, just make sure you have good cooling and you clean PC regularly.

i used to shut it down over night but that was looong time ago, now its on forever just because of the bittorent life i lead :D
but my pc is quite and i have no trouble sleeping at night..

I leave mine on never had any problems. If for some reason im not seeding or downloading then it goes off though.

i leave it on 24/7 and 90% of the year

mine working nearly 24/7

but just have to give him a rest every while...

nah, u have no idea how much your electricity bill goes up

I always leave my PC on for ages and I'm pretty sure it damages my PC.
HDDs and Graphic Cards seem to not like it... But they don't have a choice!
Now who's the daddy?!?! :D

I use mine in the day and late into the night but I always turn if off when i'm not using it. My elec bills are high enough without having a pc on all year round.

24/7 unless I have to restart after installing a program or updating something

For me I pretty much leave my PC on all the time, I do switch It off from time to time.
just to let thing rest for a while tho.