Do you turn off your computer?

LurkerPatrol · October 26th, 2009, 9:17 PM

Do you turn your computer off after you finish/before you hit the bed?

And reboots/restarts don't count as shut-downs here

Why I ask is just for statistical purposes/curiosity.

thevictor390 · October 26th, 2009, 9:19 PM

If I feel like it.... maybe once or twice a week. The netbook is never fully off, it's set to hibernate when I close the lid.

the Interceptor · October 26th, 2009, 9:20 PM

I sure do. Given I don't need it to do anything over night, I always turn it off. And I don't see why anyone would let it run all the time, since that consumes energy and shortens the lifespan of the components.

Nabster · October 26th, 2009, 9:22 PM

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Originally Posted by the Interceptor

shortens the lifespan of the components.

Considering the greatest chance for any electronic item to fail is during power on, I'd say not. Assuming your cooling system is functioning well, it's better to just leave it running than to power down and back up every day.

fluke667 · October 26th, 2009, 9:22 PM

I turn my main pc off during the night but my dedicated torrent pc has a uptime of 175 days.

tranceporter · October 26th, 2009, 9:24 PM

i'll shut it down when i go to sleep

the Interceptor · October 26th, 2009, 9:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nabster

Considering the greatest chance for any electronic item to fail is during power on, I'd say not. Assuming your cooling system is functioning well, it's better to just leave it running than to power down and back up every day.

I'm thinking mainly of the hdd, which mostly suffers from actual aging. I've never had any PC component fail on me which I hadn't fucked up myself before. Only my harddisks got old over time, and a few of them eventually failed.

Austere · October 26th, 2009, 9:33 PM

I turn it off every night before I go to bed.

Wait... I should say every morning before I go to bed. Yeah.

ahpadt · October 26th, 2009, 9:34 PM

I have to, because my room is small and I sleep there.

LeVeL · October 26th, 2009, 9:36 PM

always on unless I'm bringing it from place to place (its a laptop).

Steve Levin · October 26th, 2009, 9:42 PM

Since I'm effectively on 24 hour "on call" for things (and often have to check systems in the middle of the night) I almost never turn off my laptop except when I'm travelling.

Steve

sephiroth99 · October 26th, 2009, 9:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahpadt

I have to, because my room is small and I sleep there.

this. I'm sleeping literally 2 meters from my tower, and with 6 fans and lots of leds, it's not easy going to sleep when it is on

Vette Boss · October 26th, 2009, 9:58 PM

Apart from power outages and tearing it down to clean out the inside, no. My rig is on all the time.

Sir Stiggington · October 26th, 2009, 10:11 PM

It's the hard drive that needs saving. So until SolidState stuff becomes the norm, not turning off you main PC is a waste of money. And then of course you have the electricity and energy you save by doing it. And the fact that a computer will always slow down if you leave it on for days. So for me it goes off every night.

It's a good idea as well to have a shitty torrent computer on all the time, of course...

jeffy777 · October 26th, 2009, 10:37 PM

I shut mine down at night as long as I don't have an important torrent running.

Derek · October 26th, 2009, 10:42 PM

I don't see a reason to keep it on. So I turn it off completely, it only takes 30 seconds to boot up anyway.

Werner · October 26th, 2009, 10:47 PM

I turn it off, except for the times i have some kinda download running.

Ramseus · October 26th, 2009, 10:52 PM

Nope. My desktop and laptop are both on constantly because I see no reason to turn them off

(obviously my lappy goes to sleep when I'm not using it, but it's still technically on)

CD82 · October 26th, 2009, 10:54 PM

so here's something for your statistic:
laptop - hibernate
gaming pc - hibernate / shutdown
movie pc - hibernate
internet pc - 24/7
router (which is also a pc) - 24/7

Last two are backed up with an APC Smart UPS 1000 and consume less than 100 W in idle...

viilaaja@pt cruiser · October 26th, 2009, 11:10 PM

hmm, i'll contribute then

laptop (my main gaming/school pc) = on when i am not sleeping. 90-100 W
"home server" = 24/7 (but try to shut it down for 2 days, 2 monht intervals). erm 80 W
mom's pc = on when she want's to do soemthing with the pc

about 115 W.

router + Adsl-modem = 24/7

about 33 W.

mom's pc has ups-backup for 12 mins.
"home server" (+ adsl-mode + router + 19" crt [when using it with my laptop]) has ups-backup for 40 mins (server + net connectivity = 58 mins).

ps. CD82 nice changing signature, i liked the bf2 ver.

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October 26th, 2009, 9:17 PM	#1
LurkerPatrol Come see me eat nipples.. Joined: Apr 24th, 2006 Last Online: 12:44 AM Location: San Diego, California Age: 22 Posts: 2,280 Car: Lamborgotti Fasterossa Rep Power: 259	Do you turn off your computer? Do you turn your computer off after you finish/before you hit the bed? And reboots/restarts don't count as shut-downs here Why I ask is just for statistical purposes/curiosity. __________________ Warning: Age of poster not necessarily an indicator of maturity level. Differentiate twice before breakfast - my professor

October 26th, 2009, 9:20 PM	#3
the Interceptor I LUV MY PRIUS!!! Joined: Feb 22nd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Germany Posts: 3,518 Car: BMW E36 323i ultraleggera (-143 kg) Rep Power: 108	I sure do. Given I don't need it to do anything over night, I always turn it off. And I don't see why anyone would let it run all the time, since that consumes energy and shortens the lifespan of the components. __________________ "We have to laugh at the Germans, because they're so riddled with guilt about their history, they can't laugh at themselves." - Jeremy Clarkson Got a question regarding Hi-Fi of any kind? Then check my general audio thread.

October 26th, 2009, 9:22 PM	#5
fluke667 Joined: Nov 1st, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Stuttgart - Germany Age: 35 Posts: 1,030 Rep Power: 62	I turn my main pc off during the night but my dedicated torrent pc has a uptime of 175 days. __________________

October 26th, 2009, 9:24 PM	#6
tranceporter Joined: Mar 19th, 2007 Last Online: 2:20 AM Location: NY \| NJ Age: 23 Posts: 295 Car: See Sig >>> LFS Status: Rep Power: 33	i'll shut it down when i go to sleep __________________ Daily: VW MKV GTI Project: Nissan S13 240sx Facebook : Photo Blog : Music Blog : Street Stars

October 26th, 2009, 9:19 PM	#2
thevictor390 Joined: Mar 9th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Massachusetts Age: 19 Posts: 1,999 Car: 2006 RX-8 Rep Power: 65	If I feel like it.... maybe once or twice a week. The netbook is never fully off, it's set to hibernate when I close the lid.

October 26th, 2009, 9:33 PM	#8
Austere Joined: Nov 26th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 26 Posts: 2,371 Car: 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280S Rep Power: 187	I turn it off every night before I go to bed. Wait... I should say every morning before I go to bed. Yeah.

October 26th, 2009, 9:34 PM	#9
ahpadt Joined: May 7th, 2006 Last Online: 2:44 AM Location: The Norwaylands Posts: 4,572 Rep Power: 60	I have to, because my room is small and I sleep there. __________________ 20:23:34 <&ElToro> you can touch my penis 20:26:57 <~Derek> i wish i could ElToro

October 26th, 2009, 9:36 PM	#10
LeVeL Joined: Jun 16th, 2007 Last Online: 3:36 AM Location: MA Age: 21 Posts: 2,972 Car: CG5/F23A1 Rep Power: 100	always on unless I'm bringing it from place to place (its a laptop). __________________ ^Don't worry he's a closet ~~homosexual~~ Miata driver. - Twerp128 flickr . . . photography + UMass Motorsport

October 26th, 2009, 9:42 PM	#11
Steve Levin Master of Disaster Joined: Jun 7th, 2006 Last Online: 3:19 AM Location: Sunnyvale, California Posts: 1,076 Car: Spec Racer Ford! Rep Power: 52	Since I'm effectively on 24 hour "on call" for things (and often have to check systems in the middle of the night) I almost never turn off my laptop except when I'm travelling. Steve

October 26th, 2009, 9:58 PM	#13
Vette Boss Joined: Nov 14th, 2004 Last Online: 4:12 AM Location: United States, Britain, in time Age: 23 Posts: 3,640 Car: 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T Rep Power: 66	Apart from power outages and tearing it down to clean out the inside, no. My rig is on all the time. __________________ 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T. Das Auto

October 26th, 2009, 10:11 PM	#14
Sir Stiggington Previously known as The Real Stig Joined: May 24th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Geneva, Switzerland Age: 16 Posts: 2,973 Car: McLaren Mercedes MP4/23 :P Rep Power: 43	It's the hard drive that needs saving. So until SolidState stuff becomes the norm, not turning off you main PC is a waste of money. And then of course you have the electricity and energy you save by doing it. And the fact that a computer will always slow down if you leave it on for days. So for me it goes off every night. It's a good idea as well to have a shitty torrent computer on all the time, of course... __________________ "The pedal under my right foot isn't so much a throttle, as it is a hyper-space button." -Jeremy Clarkson VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES

October 26th, 2009, 10:37 PM	#15
jeffy777 Joined: Feb 8th, 2005 Last Online: 4:10 AM Location: US Age: 28 Posts: 6,295 Car: '04 Toyota Sienna, crippled people like vans.... Rep Power: 91	I shut mine down at night as long as I don't have an important torrent running. __________________ A man named Jeffy once said, "If laziness is craziness, then I've lost my marbles...and I don't feel like trying to find them."

October 26th, 2009, 10:42 PM	#16
Derek Is Über Joined: Dec 7th, 2004 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: United Netherlands + Rapepublic of Belgium Age: 20 Posts: 1,318 Car: Ain't got no Rep Power: 137	I don't see a reason to keep it on. So I turn it off completely, it only takes 30 seconds to boot up anyway. __________________ "You're the biggest asshole I know. And that says a lot." - Ice

October 26th, 2009, 10:47 PM	#17
Werner Joined: Oct 22nd, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 895 Car: my dad's prius Rep Power: 45	I turn it off, except for the times i have some kinda download running. __________________ my stream.

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October 26th, 2009, 10:52 PM	#18
Ramseus Have you been high today? Joined: Jan 11th, 2008 Last Online: 3:40 AM Location: Win a pig, Canadaland Age: 19 Posts: 2,024 Car: 2002 Hyundai Accent lol Rep Power: 128	Nope. My desktop and laptop are both on constantly because I see no reason to turn them off (obviously my lappy goes to sleep when I'm not using it, but it's still technically on) __________________ The post is made out of aluminum-magnesium alloys.

October 26th, 2009, 10:54 PM	#19
CD82 Joined: May 3rd, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Age: 27 Posts: 279 Car: Peugeot 206 Rep Power: 32	so here's something for your statistic: laptop - hibernate gaming pc - hibernate / shutdown movie pc - hibernate internet pc - 24/7 router (which is also a pc) - 24/7 Last two are backed up with an APC Smart UPS 1000 and consume less than 100 W in idle... __________________

October 26th, 2009, 11:10 PM	#20
viilaaja@pt cruiser Joined: Dec 5th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Vantaa, Finland Age: 23 Posts: 574 Car: Pt cruiser (not really) LFS Status: Rep Power: 29	hmm, i'll contribute then laptop (my main gaming/school pc) = on when i am not sleeping. 90-100 W "home server" = 24/7 (but try to shut it down for 2 days, 2 monht intervals). erm 80 W mom's pc = on when she want's to do soemthing with the pc about 115 W. router + Adsl-modem = 24/7 about 33 W. mom's pc has ups-backup for 12 mins. "home server" (+ adsl-mode + router + 19" crt [when using it with my laptop]) has ups-backup for 40 mins (server + net connectivity = 58 mins). ps. CD82 nice changing signature, i liked the bf2 ver. __________________ only google knows, Galantti in the Gear irc channel. "no money, no funny, no life, just adsl and torrents" - c ME TG > TGA/TGR/FG @43.90 € ~55,53 $ ~39,33 £ / month with no limits! Last edited by viilaaja@pt cruiser; October 26th, 2009 at 11:12 PM. Reason: edit != tide

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