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Linux gamers: Do you ever occasionally shut down your PC? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 6 days 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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[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

Always. When I'm not using my PC it's turned off. I only turn it on when I'm using it, and then turn it off when I'm done. Yes, this includes things like going onto short shopping trips.

The only times I've let my PC on when I'm not directly using it is when it's rendering something.