I was just wondering recently....
Is it better to:
1.) Leave your computer on 24/7 and never shutting it down
2.) Turning off your computer every night
You can save electrical bills with #2 , but people said turning your computer on and off every night shortens the life span of components? Is this true?
And with #1, i would feel that leaving it on forever would damage your computer... but i guess im wrong?
I'm typing on a 8 year old dell that i never replaced anything and only added 2 gigs of ram.... I shut this computer off and on every single night for 8 years and it's fine- no replacements, no power failures, no BSODs, nothin. Did i get the one lucky computer out of like 1 million? Because people online in other websites said their dells broke down in 1 year after turning the computer on and off every day.
I recently just built my computer and i just want to clarify this topic i'm confused on =/
I have a cooler master scout ... but my top 120mm fan seems to be broken so i only have the front and back fans... is that enough circulation too keep my system cool? I have a scythe mugen-2 if that helps in any way.
Is it better to:
1.) Leave your computer on 24/7 and never shutting it down
2.) Turning off your computer every night
You can save electrical bills with #2 , but people said turning your computer on and off every night shortens the life span of components? Is this true?
And with #1, i would feel that leaving it on forever would damage your computer... but i guess im wrong?
I'm typing on a 8 year old dell that i never replaced anything and only added 2 gigs of ram.... I shut this computer off and on every single night for 8 years and it's fine- no replacements, no power failures, no BSODs, nothin. Did i get the one lucky computer out of like 1 million? Because people online in other websites said their dells broke down in 1 year after turning the computer on and off every day.
I recently just built my computer and i just want to clarify this topic i'm confused on =/
I have a cooler master scout ... but my top 120mm fan seems to be broken so i only have the front and back fans... is that enough circulation too keep my system cool? I have a scythe mugen-2 if that helps in any way.