is it bad leaving a ps3 on all night
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^^ This. And 'un'dust your PS3 from time to time.
Another good tip is for b-Spec (endurance) races, turn down your PS3 resolution to 480p/576p. Your PS3 will run much cooler & quiter.👍
I had not thought of this, thanks!
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I used to get mad at my wife, leaving the AC on in the house so the dogs didn't get too hot while we were at work. They have plenty of water and even if it gets to 100F (38C) it still stays fairly cool (85F) in the house. If I do have to leave the PS3 on for extend periods this summer, maybe I won't turn the AC off every morning...
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It is ALWAYS, as in, NEVER NOT, better to leave ANY computer on than to turn it off/on/off/on/off/on. The silicon wafers don't like being heated up / cooled down, and if left on the computer will use the fan speed to maintain proper temp. Do you think Google ever turns off their servers? Right.
Make sure it has proper ventilation, as mentioned above, and keep it out of the sun.
That being said, if you want to save on your electric bill, it probably won't hurt to turn off when not in use. But never worry about leaving it on unless your fan is screaming like a banshee in heat. Then turn on your A/C.
Make sure it has proper ventilation, as mentioned above, and keep it out of the sun.
That being said, if you want to save on your electric bill, it probably won't hurt to turn off when not in use. But never worry about leaving it on unless your fan is screaming like a banshee in heat. Then turn on your A/C.
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Leave a fan on it if you're concerned. Maybe nothing would happen. But then, people who leave theirs on all the time, may have a very cool AC going lots. Some people have their houses very cool generally.
It's summer where I am now, even when the AC is going, I still think it's rather warm & sometimes humid in the heat of summer. It always seems very hot to me in the summer. So we have a fan keeping the air moving in the area of the PS3. It's also on a rack, so that air can pass all around it, if you know what I mean. I think it's better not to keep it pressed up against anything.
Maybe nothing would ever happen. Ours is still under warranty & quite new. But I say better safe than sorry.
Keeping equipment cool and ventilated is standard with all electronics. I used to work in a small company that was web servers ... and the entire building was kept so cold that at my desk I would wear a big hunting jacket & a little throw blanket at my desk, when it was 95°F + outside & I was wearing sleeveless dresses. The owner wasn't a total cheapskate maybe, but he seemed fairly tight about funds to me, I would say he would NOT have spent that much on those huge fans & the big AC units keeping it so darn cold in the bldg, if it wasn't a really necessary. LOL
So anyway, yeah, the cooler the better. Maybe nothing happens... But why not err on the side of more ventilation than less?
(And as long as it's cool & ventilated - there should not be a problem leaving it on bspec'n overnight.)
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The Reason Google doesn't turn their servers off, is certainly not because of the wear it would put on the machines....
Secondly, comparing the hardware in Google's data center to a piece of Consumer Electronics like a PS3 is apples to oranges.
With that said, it won't hurt your PS3 to leave it on as long as the space is adequately cool as was mentioned above.
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Actually ( interesting side-note ) Google use older computers, and a massive amount of them. Not some high-end supercomputers, as you might think.
From Wikipedia:
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Well just make sure to clean it out once a month and she'll be in tip top shape. My PS3 is the fat version CECHL-01 and she's 3 years old now and she works like a charm. What i do is put a small fan in front of my ps3 and to help circulate air. Another thing i do about every 2 weeks is clean it such as vacuum the vents and use a can of air to remove the remaining dust that the vacuum has left out. Well don't be scared because, you still have her under by sony's warranty. If your still feeling a bit paranoid you can buy the two year extended warranty, so there are plenty of options.
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ZeGermanBastorD^^ This. And 'un'dust your PS3 from time to time.
Another good tip is for b-Spec (endurance) races, turn down your PS3 resolution to 480p/576p. Your PS3 will run much cooler & quiter.
I just turn my tv off, if i do bspec endurance races, i don't know how much it helps the ps3 but it'll cut some electricity usage
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I only have an HDMI cabel, it's default is 1080p right? How do I change that?^^ This. And 'un'dust your PS3 from time to time.
Another good tip is for b-Spec (endurance) races, turn down your PS3 resolution to 480p/576p. Your PS3 will run much cooler & quiter.
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I do believe there is some design difference between servers and PCs or game consoles. On top of that these servers should be in a cluster, so we will not notice any downtime and they should be in a datacenter (actually in 2 at safe distance from each other), with stable power supply and professional cooling.
I have some trouble linking what I see in my job to my PS3 at home.
On the other hand you are right, turning on/off has benefits if not cooled enough for the usage it gets, but has negative effects on components that do not like the temperature changes.
So looking it up on the internet:
So confirming the discussion, there is not one answer depends on where you put it, how you use it and what you goal is.
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^^ This. And 'un'dust your PS3 from time to time.
Another good tip is for b-Spec (endurance) races, turn down your PS3 resolution to 480p/576p. Your PS3 will run much cooler & quiter.
How?
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This is probably true. And I'd be willing to bet they have big industrial fans in the walls & big professional grade AC units, cooling those computers that are used as 24/7 web servers.
Did anyone read my post?
I said I once worked for a company that had web servers. The place was FREAKIN COLD ALL THE TIME. It was so cold in the whole building, that I had to wear a big wool hunting jacket at my desk!! I considered getting fingerless gloves when I was working there, because my fingers were sometimes too cold to type as fast as I normally can.
And the owner was tight with funds... He would NOT have spent that much money on professional AC & huge wall fans blowing onto the servers (computers), if it wasn't necessary.
And, FYI - leaving it running does add to your electric bill. They've done studies and if you actually completely unplug your electronics (such as tv, dvd, etc) instead of just leaving them plugged in and off, whenever you're not using them, you can actually save about $10-20 a year.
No, that's not much, and probably not worth it for most people who use these things daily. But I do use power strips & shut them off, when I'll be gone for a few days at a time, as often is the case for me in the summer.
You're probably better off not switching your computer off & on every hour, nor your PS3.
But if you're going to run it 24/7, you're best off keeping it cool, clean, & well ventilated. FACT.
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Sorry to confuse the issue. I meant not "Google" specifically, I meant that there myriad organizations who never turn off their servers/computers. Banks. The IRS. Universities. etc, etc. And yes, the reasons for which they do so are manifold. The point being IT DOESN'T HURT THE MACHINES. So, Yes, Google's servers are different than my humble PS3, and I would indeed be very silly if i believed that. 
But to help out the OP; as Vince_Fiero puts it, it depends on what you want to accomplish... in this sense you want to run B-spec all night long, right? Keep it ventilated, keep it cool. It will be fine.
But to help out the OP; as Vince_Fiero puts it, it depends on what you want to accomplish... in this sense you want to run B-spec all night long, right? Keep it ventilated, keep it cool. It will be fine.
