Do you ever turn off your computer?

Yes usually, unless im downloading something

I shut it down when I don't need it, downloads are fast and don't need overnight, defrag I do during the day when I'm eating or something like that and even then I turn off the monitor manually since it doens't always goes to sleep when working (the monitor, not the PC).

Yeah I do, but I have a Raspberry Pi open 24/7 to download, Network share and stuff.

wtf is Raspberry Pi ?

nope. i only restart when updating drivers

Just a little known fact to those of you speaking about saving money on electricity bills. Unless you're unplugging your computer and it's devices from the outlet every night, it is still using electricity. This is why when you're traveling for more than a day that it is suggested to unplug your electrical devices to prevent them from using electricity (Power Company).

Mine is always on, only booting it sometimes.

this may have been said already (didn't read the comments) but what "damages" the components mostly (like condensators & lanes) is the heating up/cooling down process.as long as you keep that to a minimum your machine could still work in 10+ years if cleaned properly

Nah. In my country, electricity is cheaper than a 65yo hooker

I turn it off every night. I used to leave it on, but it started to piss me off with its noise and I couldn't sleep because of it. So nowadays, I just turn it off for the night and put it in sleep mode if I'm just away from it.

I turn my computer off every night except when I let downloads run overnight. I also turn it off before I go to school.

I leave it on and restart it as needed when I feel it's starting to lag a bit, usually when I start seeing youtube videos skipping on me.

Mine's turned off for 3 months.

I turn it off every night and it stays like that until the next day.

Mine gets turned off every night unless I'm downloading very large games, then I just turn off all case/fan lights because I cant sleep with them on

I turn mine off when I'm not going to be using it for more than a few hours, EG when I go to work or to sleep.

850W PSU, watercooled, three HDDs, it takes a bit of juice to run. If I estimate $0.15/hr (1KWH here is about $0.24) , 16 hours of non-use per day would be a waste of $2.40/day or $72/month. I have better things to do with that money. :D

I typically turn mine off when I'm at work or asleep.

For your computer it's better to leave it on. For your electricity bills it's better to turn it off.

i put mine in hibernate, but thats because its a kinda crappy old laptop that doesnt turn on sometimes. otherwise id probably turn it off around once a week

I used to to the computer off, but now it just goes to sleep every once in a while.

I usually restart my desktop computers about once a month (Patch Tuesday), but my servers stay up as long as possible. My laptop gets shut down every time I move it (home->work->home) unless I'm in the middle of something and just sleep it.

If I'm not downloading anything I usually turn it off.Actually I watch movies while trying to sleep and I use a program called Shutter.It shuts down for me after I sleep -_-

BTW, electricity is too damn expensive here.And my Level 10 GT really wastes that electricity :(

Yes, every day. Partly electricity and partly more of having it rest, just my way.

No, it's better to turn it off because:

• The Electricity bill will be smaller.

• You won't wear out your PC's parts (new appliances have a much quicker to reach "limit" measured in hours for it's life expectancy and if you leave your pc turned on without doing anything, then you'll waste those hours which will in turn lead you into buying new parts much sooner than normal.)

• You won't overheat the various parts of the pc.

So at least leave it hibernating or turn it off completely.

I keep it on