Which is better for the *health* of the computer (please look)

[Eliot_D]

I was just wondering, whats better for my desktop - Leaving it on ALL the time (restarting for updates etc only) or turning it off when I'm not actually using it.

Take this - if I wanted my computer to last 10 year (hypothetically speaking) would it be best to keep it on or off!

Thanks in advance!

 

[marwoo578]

Not sure which way is best and depends on a lot of diff factors I guess

My current PC ( Fujitsu ) is near 4 yr old and has been on almost constantly since got it - has a 1TB back up shared drive thats full of movies etc that everyone else in the house accesses from their comps so rarely turn it off.

In that time have had a HDD failure and one memory stick go down but couldnt say whether that would have happened if switched off when not in use

 

[Corfate]

Theoretically you could run it 24/7 if you wanted, but you'd be using electricity so i don't see the point It'll cost you more.

Guess theres no harm in turning it off so the components aren't running all the time