i had a C2D rig i built a few years ago that i literally kept on for 24/7 the entire 4 years of owning. after 2 years i OC'd it to its maximum, and right before i built a new rig this year i noticed the OC sometime in the last 2 years overrode itself. i tried to reset it but it would not go above about a 5% OC for some reason. i didn't know if the reason was age, heat, or what, but i can without a doubt confirm that time and/or an OC can wear on a processor big time.
now with my 2500k build, i'm not OC'ing the 2500k yet but can tell you my boot up/down time is so quick with the SSD that i have been turning the computer off after each daily use. sometimes i turn it on at lunch when i come home from work, and sometimes at 5pm when i get home. either way, it shuts down at midnight daily (unless i don't use it at all).
also the old rig succumbed to my electricity-saving ways in 100+ degree weather in the summers when we would set our AC to 85 while we were at work, so i'm sure that was very bad weather to leave the computer on during. i'm hoping to avoid that with this rig by simply not having the computer on at all when the AC is essentially off or set to very high.
nevertheless the argument of turning it off every day wears things out still resonates in my head. what do you think? healthier to leave on all the time or turn off when you don't use? it may sound like blasphemy to many of you, but generally i build a PC to last me 5 years, and during that time about the only upgrades i make is a video card and RAM. everything else i want to get the most life out of.
now with my 2500k build, i'm not OC'ing the 2500k yet but can tell you my boot up/down time is so quick with the SSD that i have been turning the computer off after each daily use. sometimes i turn it on at lunch when i come home from work, and sometimes at 5pm when i get home. either way, it shuts down at midnight daily (unless i don't use it at all).
also the old rig succumbed to my electricity-saving ways in 100+ degree weather in the summers when we would set our AC to 85 while we were at work, so i'm sure that was very bad weather to leave the computer on during. i'm hoping to avoid that with this rig by simply not having the computer on at all when the AC is essentially off or set to very high.
nevertheless the argument of turning it off every day wears things out still resonates in my head. what do you think? healthier to leave on all the time or turn off when you don't use? it may sound like blasphemy to many of you, but generally i build a PC to last me 5 years, and during that time about the only upgrades i make is a video card and RAM. everything else i want to get the most life out of.