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.

  • octobob@lemmy.ml
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    9 days ago

    I took a keyed industrial switch home from work that I have the power cord ran thru which also has a CT wrapped around it hooked up to a little ammeter screen and it gives accurate power draw info (volts, watts, amps)

    It’s cool but I have to turn the switch to put power on my PC which every time I do I see something flash on the motherboard and it posts three times before booting and does this weird power cycle thing so I hope I’m not fucking up the caps or something LOL.

    I’ve been meaning to re-wire it so the PC stays connected to the wall and I just use the switch on the case to turn on and off. Then keep the CT and ammeter connected and those turn on only when I turn the switch because I don’t want that screen on when I’m tryin to sleep.

    I also have a little light controller in the box with the switch, ammeter, and 120v light that’s like this old school bay accessory from 2006-ish that’s supposed to hook up to lights in your PC case but I took some multiconductor cord and terminal blocks home from work and strung them around under my desk.

    I realize all this is like an unhinged setup lol. I also have a remote start button in my living room so I can turn the PC on when I’m chillin in there and interact with it via a KVM.