What if computer were never shutdown

Are you one of those people who leaves your computer on 24/7? Are you shortening its lifespan prematurely or are you actually doing a favor? In the early to mid-2000s, we're talking about less than a year in some cases, component manufacturers began to take capacitor sourcing much more seriously. For example, even lower to mid-range motherboards these days mostly use solid capacitors, which typically have a rated lifespan of over 22 years of continuous use at 65 degrees Celsius, which is quite a bit warmer than motherboards typically get at lower temperatures. Now, cheaper liquid electrolytic capacitors do not have such long lifespans, and it turns out that these are routinely used in even high-end power supplies, but the good news is that power supplies typically operate at moderate temperatures. Even though they aren't solid caps, those massive primary capacitors can last for up to 15 years, and this is true even for cheaper units as long as you don't pick a no-name model from the discount bin. Unless we're talking about extreme heat, your capacitors should be fine, but what about the rest of your parts? Well, computer fans have a fairly limited life span, specifically cheap sleeve bearing fans commonly found in lower end builds can die after about four years of continuous use nicer ball bearing fans can last about twice as long but regardless of what kind of fans you have, the good news is that if they do die, they aren't typically expensive to replace.

Although SSDs have become a lot more common, hard drives are still used for cheap mass storage and are often still included in low-end pre-built machines because hard drives have moving parts it's usually a good idea to replace them after about five years of power on time and fortunately you can keep an eye on your drive's built-in smart data to check if a hardware failure may occur in future and move your data accordingly. Even if you leave your computer on 24 hours a day, other components like the CPU and RAM are more likely to become outdated or obsolete before they die. However, aside from simply not causing any harm, leaving your computer on can have advantages. For example, assuming you have the correct settings enabled, leaving it on can allow the pc to perform updates while you're away, so when you return you can do whatever you normally do without interruption. Leaving it on is also required for remote access, using it as a server or router, or for background activities such as crypto mining. However, we are not telling you to leave your machine on all the time without a good reason. Turning a modern pc off and on several times a day will not wear out the components, and running a computer will accumulate more dust and, of course, draw more power than one that is turned off, which is something we should all be thinking about seriously. Finally, you may find yourself in a sticky situation if something vital, such as a cpu or gpu cooler, dies while you're away from your pc and not paying attention, but the bottom line is that to make sure to turn off the monitor while you're away, as those can die before your computer.