Question Nightly PC Shutdown vs. Sleep

[Guitar Binge]

Considering I get to use my PC for about a few hours most afternoons, would it be better to "shut off" my PC every night or just put it in "sleep mode"?

 

[35below0]

Shut it off.

The point of sleep is you're able to resume the session almost exactly where you left off. It's quicker than a full boot.
You can do it from the power menu, or set it to happen automatically after a time (1h, 3h, etc).

You don't ever have to shut down the PC, but it's the most common and "normal" thing to do.
There are some side effects to sleeping, but they're minor. If your PC is working normally, you can use sleep instead of shut down.

 

[Guitar Binge]

Shut it off.

The point of sleep is you're able to resume the session almost exactly where you left off. It's quicker than a full boot.
You can do it from the power menu, or set it to happen automatically after a time (1h, 3h, etc).

You don't ever have to shut down the PC, but it's the most common and "normal" thing to do.
There are some side effects to sleeping, but they're minor. If your PC is working normally, you can use sleep instead of shut down.

Okay, thanks for the help

 

[kanewolf]

Considering I get to use my PC for about a few hours most afternoons, would it be better to "shut off" my PC every night or just put it in "sleep mode"?

I have used sleep only for many years. I don't care about the few watts that are used by sleep. HDDs are stopped just like power off. I like my PC powering up in the morning without the lag of power on. I also use an expensive UPS, so I know the power going to my PC is clean and stable.
If your mains power is not as stable, then power off is probably a better answer.

 

[hotaru.hino]

Considering I get to use my PC for about a few hours most afternoons, would it be better to "shut off" my PC every night or just put it in "sleep mode"?

The short answer is it doesn't matter. The components won't live appreciably longer if you shut them down if that's your concern.

Even if we take into account electricity rates, you'll only spend about $16.80 per year ( $1.40 / mo) doing this assuming you keep the computer sleeping 20 hours a day and are in living in Hawaii. If you live somewhere closer to the US's average cost of electricity, this drops to $5.75 per year ($0.48/mo). I'd argue neither of these should be meaningful and if it is, you're probably in dire straits.

The only time I might say shutting down is better than putting to sleep is if you live in an area with unreliable electricity.

 

[Guitar Binge]

The short answer is it doesn't matter. The components won't live appreciably longer if you shut them down if that's your concern.

Even if we take into account electricity rates, you'll only spend about $16.80 per year ( $1.40 / mo) doing this assuming you keep the computer sleeping 20 hours a day and are in living in Hawaii. If you live somewhere closer to the US's average cost of electricity, this drops to $5.75 per year ($0.48/mo). I'd argue neither of these should be meaningful and if it is, you're probably in dire straits.

The only time I might say shutting down is better than putting to sleep is if you live in an area with unreliable electricity.

Okay, sounds good. Thanks for the help