Any real power saving with pc in 'sleep mode'?

krysus

superscaper wrote: »

Personally I switch off the PC at night and then switch off at mains for PC, monitor and all its peripherals. The only effort it takes is pressing one button.

My personal view is that regularly powering down a PC and the subsequent powering up isn't good for the internals (memory, processor, etc.) - i.e. they cool down then warm up, cool down, warm up.... you get the idea.

Both myself and my dad had a similar PC - he always turned his off, i always leave mine on.... his died about about 18 months, mine's still going strong 5 years on... and mine gets far more 'abuse' (video conversion, audio editing...)!!

So if it costs you say £50 a year less in electric, but you have to fork out for a new PC after a few years, is it really worth it? Plus the convenience of it being 'always on'....

superscaper

krysus wrote: »

My personal view is that regularly powering down a PC and the subsequent powering up isn't good for the internals (memory, processor, etc.) - i.e. they cool down then warm up, cool down, warm up.... you get the idea.

Both myself and my dad had a similar PC - he always turned his off, i always leave mine on.... his died about about 18 months, mine's still going strong 5 years on... and mine gets far more 'abuse' (video conversion, audio editing...)!!

So if it costs you say £50 a year less in electric, but you have to fork out for a new PC after a few years, is it really worth it? Plus the convenience of it being 'always on'....

My motherboard is over five years old. The myth about electronic stressing is highly exaggerated (and very different with today's components) and in most cases the effect is not noticeable within the normal lifetime of the computer (before it's upgraded etc) anyway. I think your dad's pc dying had more to do with inherent faults than the powering on habits. I'm an electronic engineer (MIET MIEEE) by the way.