PC Performance

[VC2002]

Hi,

I'm not even sure if I'm in the correct forum, but here goes!

I want my PC to be connected 24/7 to a datafeed that is received over the internet - will this damage my PC or slow it up? Is it bad for the PC never to log it off?

Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

VC

 

[micker377]

I turn my PC off about once a month, (I use standby). I reboot about once a week to clear all the caches. There is an ongoing debate of what is worse - leave on (heat), or shutdown (power surge). Just make sure the monitor is set to "blank" after a length of time. If set up properly, the monitor will come back up when there is any activity (receiving information).

 

[pmonett]

My 3 home PCs run XP 24/7. Two of them are practically never shut down, the one I use the most I reboot from time to time.
The two main ones are watercooled, so I have no qualms about heat. Oh, and the screens are set to standby automatically after 10 minutes.
I am very much of the kind that believes it is bad to turn off/on a PC. However, I have found in the past that Windows 98 was not very good at staying on 24/7. Actually, it never managed more than 48 hours straight before needing a reboot. XP is much, much better at this. My PCs can now stay on for weeks at a time before needing a reboot.

Pascal.

 

[norty303]

My PC stays on all the time, connected to the internet. I reboot about once every 3 or 4 days to clear memory due to some apps i run that have slow memory leaks or if i'm going to start doing known intensive tasks (start with a clean sheet)

I've found that hard disks in my machines tend to suffer less problems than machines that are turned off for periods of time, unsure of the reasons but it could be the platter spindle stiffens in the bearing/bush due to non use. It's like cars, where an unused one will deteriorate faster than a regularly used one. Moving parts are designed to be moving i suppose.

Also, if your PC is running around 60c or below i don't think there's really any difference if it runs at 60C all the time or for an hour a day, it's all within tolerances and they're designed to do it.