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Linux gamers: Do you ever occasionally shut down your PC? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 20 hours 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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[–] ivanvector@piefed.ca 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I pretty much only ever shut down if I need to open the case for some reason, or if the battery dies.

There is occasionally an update where things don't work right without rebooting, but shutting down is pretty much completely unnecessary unless you're concerned about power consumption.

[–] poinck@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

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.