What is best,Turn computer off everynight
Saturday, January 17, 2009 by mattsdad97 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
What is the best thing to do with your computer.Should you shut it down everynight or leave it on and let it go to hibernate?
I have heard different opinions on this subject.Leaving it on there is less risk for getting a virus in computer.This could just be a myth but I would like to hear what you all think. 
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Reply #22 Sunday, January 18, 2009 4:17 AM
I turn the screens off for the night that's all
Ok Ok i turn my PCs off sometimes... when i'm not at home for a long time like a week 
Reply #23 Sunday, January 18, 2009 5:14 AM
i turned mine off once but i couldn`t stand the silence so i turned it back on again.
Reply #24 Sunday, January 18, 2009 7:31 AM
All electronics should be off when not in use. What some are saying about turning your pc on and off is a fallacy borne through ignorance. My current pc has been on and off two to three times a day for the last three years with no ill effects. Same for the one before that etc. I'd like some of the 'leave it on' advocates actually produce some facts to support their theory. What is clear and supported by evidence is the massive waste of power caused by equipment not being turned off.
The only thing I have on permanently is the power supply for my Naim NAC 72 pre-amplifier. Some high-end HiFi components like this take several days to 'warm up' and reach their optimum sound quality. It is just not practical to turn it on and off. My NAP 250 power amplifier is firmly off when not in use to assist my finances - when I turn that on the National Grid dims... 
Reply #25 Sunday, January 18, 2009 8:04 AM
I've found that besides the heat problem, turning things off makes my Electic Company Meter look less like a speedometer.
Reply #26 Sunday, January 18, 2009 8:16 AM
Mine spins like a roulette wheel...place your bets.
Reply #27 Sunday, January 18, 2009 8:24 AM
I've tried it both ways. With 3 puters, 1 in each room, we turn them off. I've had 1 of the puters about 5 years now so it hasn't messed it up. But its a ***To each their own***.
Reply #28 Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:33 AM
And Sounds like it too 
Reply #29 Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:53 AM
I always turn mine off, if i am going to be away from it more than an hour i turn it off, just because of the past when bad things happened when i left it on 24/7
Reply #30 Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:56 AM
I only leave mine on at night if I 'm running a backup image or an in depth scan. CPU fan sounds like a Huey chopper.
Reply #32 Sunday, January 18, 2009 11:10 AM
Clean your fans....you would be amazed at the decible change.
I turn mine off every night. It's a me thing. Then there are the monthly cleanings, because it is so damn dusty here, even in the winter, and the occasional involutary hard shut downs when I am in the middle of something....usually due to some moron hitting a powerline, or Mother Nature playing havoc with us.
Reply #33 Sunday, January 18, 2009 1:51 PM
I always Turn My PC's off at night because it's just cheaper. And when you have more than 3 Desktops running all the time the power company LOVES you BUT your WALLET DOESN'T.
This Is a question that Doesn't really have a wrong answer.
To Each His/Her Own
Reply #35 Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:29 PM
i never turn mine off either, the only time i do is when a storm is approaching, i refuse to lose another modem because of a storm.............
Reply #36 Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:46 PM
Same here Kitty, I keep losing power supply fans hehehe
Reply #37 Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:57 PM
ROFLMAO!!!
Reply #38 Sunday, January 18, 2009 4:03 PM
Sorry....don't they need a certain amount of sleep to grow correctly?
Reply #39 Sunday, January 18, 2009 4:27 PM
For me, I always shut it down. I never saw a reason to keep it running, especially when no one was using it.
Here is some good info, just recently updated also. http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/appliances/index.cfm/mytopic=10070
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Reply #21 Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:47 AM
Mine Goes in to Hybrid sleep mode. Puts the PC in low power mode, and should the Battery die, due to power outage etc. It saves all data to HDD then shuts down.