" I build PCs for a living – here are the 6 worst things you’re doing to your PC (and how to fix them). "

I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but your PC might hate you. That is, if you do any of the things on this list.

PCs today are pretty resilient - we ask a lot of them, and day after day they deliver. But sometimes, we don't always treat them the way we should. We let them build up dust and unused programs, chewing away at its performance and lifespan.

It doesn't have to be all doom and gloom, though; all of the problems on this list come with solutions, most of them pretty straightforward. So, if you've been doing any of these things to your PC, it's time to stop - here's what to do instead.

1. Turning your PC into a night owl
After a long day of work or gaming, it might be tempting to get up from your chair and leave your PC to its thoughts. However, even the best gaming PC needs rest, just like you do, and leaving it on all night can actually impact its performance.

Not only does this cause physical stress on the more mechanical parts of your build, like fans, HDDs, and PCB components (the capacitors on your motherboard, for example), but it also comes with a host of downsides in the performance category, too.

Leaving all kinds of apps and background tasks open for very long periods of time means your RAM, CPU, and storage is working overtime to keep these processes running.

I'm sure you've noticed it before - you get back on your computer in the morning, only for the File Explorer to take the better part of 60 seconds to open. This is usually followed by groans and wishing for a faster PC, in my experience.

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