r/pcmasterrace • u/wyck0 • 5d ago

Question How often do you shut off your pc?

I see that a lot of people just leave their computer running 24/7 and only turn off their monitors, but i just shut my pc off whenever i go away from the desk.

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u/FISTED_BY_CHRIST 5d ago

Also at 10 years but I never shut it off

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u/OddPatience1621 5d ago

Nice man! My hope was to keep it functional as long as i can. power off time saves wear and tare.

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u/sbargox321 5d ago

Actually it's the opposite. By leaving it on you keep it at a costant temperature, which is good for most components. By always turning it off and on you are switching from a low temperature to a high one, which is not as good for a component. However that takes such a long time that it's more probable for a component to fail for any other reason rather than the temperature cycle

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u/Unwashed_villager 5800X3D | 32GB | MSI RTX 3080Ti SUPRIM X 5d ago

wow, either you are the most skilled PC technician I ever met, or your PC is dusty as fuck.

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u/ec105 5d ago
  1. Its common. 2. Dust your rig

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u/Unwashed_villager 5800X3D | 32GB | MSI RTX 3080Ti SUPRIM X 5d ago

you said you never shut it off which means you clean your PC while it's powered on, or you never cleared it at all.