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Linux gamers: Do you ever occasionally shut down your PC? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 day ago by DundasStation@lemmy.ca to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Every night, I put my computer to sleep. But should I be shutting it down every now and then? For example, maybe once a week or once a month?

Just curious to see this question answered from a Linux gamers' perspective.

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[–] poinck@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

One should consider power consumption regardless of the price. If it is no server, you can prolong the life of your hardware not running it 24/7.

[–] ivanvector@piefed.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

I've read the same argument in the other direction: that repeated thermal cycling of electronic components degrades more than keeping them at operating temperature constantly. I'm sure there's some truth to both arguments and the best approach depends on particular use cases.

As far as needing to power down to reset the state of the hardware and the OS fully, that's totally unnecessary with linux.