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Thread ID: 116775 2011-03-19 18:10:00 Ok Seriously how harmful is it to leave your PC mark1978 (13845) Press F1
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1187521 2011-03-19 18:10:00 on 24/7???

Some same its really good for the PC and components, others say don't do it...

Any thoughts????
mark1978 (13845)
1187522 2011-03-19 19:19:00 It isn't. It's just wasteful of power. pctek (84)
1187523 2011-03-19 19:20:00 lol... mark1978 (13845)
1187524 2011-03-19 19:23:00 Of the 6 desktops in this house all get turned of at the wall when not in use and 3 of them are old Pentium 4's so been around awhile and all are still working perfectly gary67 (56)
1187525 2011-03-19 19:45:00 Mine gets turned on when I wake up in the morning and turned off when I go to bed ( it's in my room so a bit loud to leave on ), still working perfectly after 3 years or so. The 2 laptops that stay on 24/7 in my room ( 1 is my torrent server and 1 is the media server ) are both at least 3 years old and still going strong. lagbort (5041)
1187526 2011-03-19 20:40:00 Mine is on 24/7. Apart from rebooting when I have to after updates etc that is. Snorkbox (15764)
1187527 2011-03-19 22:26:00 Mine is on 24/7. Apart from rebooting when I have to after updates etc that is.

And how long had you had your pc for?
mark1978 (13845)
1187528 2011-03-19 22:27:00 Mine gets turned on when I wake up in the morning and turned off when I go to bed.

SAME!! But... uhmm the reason I asked this question is that my PC makes a HELL of a noise when it first starts up in the morning! Especially when its cold in the house... It was fine over summer..
mark1978 (13845)
1187529 2011-03-19 22:37:00 I leave mine on 24/7 unless I'm going away or updates.Now 3 and half years old now plod (107)
1187530 2011-03-19 22:41:00 Generally the only reason a PC will make noise is dust and dirt in the fans causing wear, OR a HDD worn.

Basically there are only two things that spin in a PC, Fans or the HDD (unless its an SSD).

As for times -- In one business I take carre of,their server / computers have not been turned off for approx 4-5 years, unless I do it for some maintenance or some other reason, like moving their location.
wainuitech (129)
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