Would I also be playing a part in warming the whole planet if I loved to sit and watch aquarium screen savers?
Would I also be playing a part in warming the whole planet if I loved to sit and watch aquarium screen savers?But not only do you still pay, you remain a part, however small, of the already here reality of global warming.
I'm turning off computer every time I'm not using it, everyone argues that less power on cycles are bad, it's not true, continuous operation is what shortens lifespan. I'm only using computer few hours per day max, the rest of the time it is off, and I can say that all my machines were very durable.
Back in the days of Ye Olde IBM-PC, they used DIPP RAM (the kind that looks like a caterpillar, a black resin body with metal legs).
Thermal-cycling from power on/off, meant that every six to twelve months, you would have to take the computer apart, and press down on each RAM chip with your thumb, to seat it completely back into its socket.
I'm turning off computer every time I'm not using it, everyone argues that less power on cycles are good, it's not true, continuous operation is what shortens lifespan.
I'm only using computer few hours per day max, the rest of the time it is off, and I can say that all my machines were very durable.
I do not believe this.
I do not believe this.
Apparently "hassle" is subjective: for me, plugging in one plug and hitting one button does not qualify at all in any way.
But not only do you still pay, you remain a part, however small, of the already here reality of global warming.
Oh man, whenever I go to repair and old piece of hardware I cringe. You're almost always bound to lose a disk drive or a fan. They run just fine until you power down.
That was when technically ignorant people used the term 'chip' correctly, rather than to mean an entire RAM module of several chips.Back in the days of Ye Olde IBM-PC, they used DIPP RAM (the kind that looks like a caterpillar, a black resin body with metal legs).
Been there done that enough times. Old server running without powering off in years, yup better leave it that way. Old noisey fan doesn't need to be replaced, it can keep creakin'.
I used to work in a hospital that had very unstable power and every time the power went off and back on the L2 guy would get a bunch of tickets to go replace power supplies. We probably went through at least like 10 power supplies per week there.
My desktop, I leave on 24/7 during the cold winter months because every joule that it consumes means one less joule that my heater has to produce.
I have electric heat, so it really doesn't matter whether I run the heater or the cruncher(s).What kind of heat do you have? A PC is a straight up resistive heater, which means its about the most expensive heating device out there.
What kind of heat do you have? A PC is a straight up resistive heater, which means its about the most expensive heating device out there.
No, for a few reasons.
1. Keeping it on can stress the components.
No gas hookup; all heating's electric (not a heat pump), so it doesn't matter what I use.
I have electric heat, so it really doesn't matter whether I run the heater or the cruncher(s).
Many feel (and I agree) that repeatedly powering a computer on/off causes the components to undergo more stress than simply leaving it on. Think about it -- once a PC is on, the component temperatures will stabilize (outside of heavy load use, which wouldn't generally be happening in the middle of the night) and will remain within a few degrees of that temperature, whereas when you power on a computer, the components can quickly go from room temp to a heated state in a few minutes. That can introduce greater expansion/contraction on the board and components as opposed to just leaving it on.
Ouch! I would not want to see your electric bills in the winter.