extend life

Is it better for the life of the electronics, HDD bearing, and/or monitor to
turn all off or put into standby if I will not be using pc over night?

tks,
paul

 

if you go to bed, put also your PC to sleep (turn it off...)!

 

You had to know the follow up question:

If I will not be using it for four hours.....

What about two hours?

If only two hours should I even put it in standby?

P

 

Why not?
I do it regurarly if I do not intend to use it more than an hour;
during the day, mine is in suspend about more than half time ..
(18h on, 12h in suspend approx, ready to be used ...)

 

its a trade off, right? The power down and power up put stress on the
monitor.

p

 

Don't worry about it either way. I turn my computer on first thing in the
morning and off at bedtime. At work we have some that have been running
24/7 for 4 years.

It should be outdated before you would notice any effect either way. Just
think of the monitor the same way you do of your TV set and treat it the
same.

 

Who says that I am treating my TV properly? If I might be watching it again
in under 4 hours, I just leave it on, thinking that that is better for the
TV electronics.

p