Do you turn off your computer? - Page 2

captain_70s · October 26th, 2009, 11:14 PM

If I plan to be back within a reasonable time (an hour or so) I'll just log off and switch off the screen.

I turn it off overnight or when I won't be using it for hours though, Dad would kill me if I left it switched on 24/7 anyway.

Nati · October 26th, 2009, 11:16 PM

I turn it on and off at least 5 times a day, because it's not the computer with internet access but it has all my stuff in it

CD82 · October 26th, 2009, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by viilaaja@pt cruiser

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mom's pc has ups-backup for 12 mins.
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ps. CD82 nice changing signature, i liked the bf2 ver.

So the most useless pc is backed up but not your server?

Thanks, that'll come back eventually

the Interceptor · October 26th, 2009, 11:25 PM

Even if I usually turn it off at night when I don't need it, I specifically designed the computer I'm writing this on to be energy-efficient while powerful enough for daily needs, since it is the one I leave on when I need to. It consumes 35W at idle and 80W at absolute worst case and is the perfect machine for surfing/e-mailing/video/audio.

And yes, I posted this specifically for bragging about it, since I am quite proud that I managed to push a normal PC this low in power consumption.

TBoneUs · October 26th, 2009, 11:28 PM

Mine gets turned off when i remember to turn it off. But as I dont have a seed box it gets used for seeding when I forget. So I would say it is off 2.5 nights a week.

Buba · October 26th, 2009, 11:47 PM

Hmm, I used to have my PC aka HTPC run all night, but now in the new place bedroom and living are the same, so I turn it off at night, well, mainly I let it hibernate.
For continued torrenting, I got a 100Mbit seedbox now.

AiR · October 26th, 2009, 11:53 PM

I could sleep with it in hibernation if it werent for the stupidly bright blue LED Antec put in my case blinking away during hibernation, illuminating the entire room. Feels like a police car parked next to my bed.

So I turn it off.

emil_t · October 26th, 2009, 11:53 PM

we could do a statistic to see how often HDDs fail (i only had HDDs failing on my comp) or any other component between people that power off at night and people that run 24/7.

for startes, i power off every night, and on average 3/4 times during the day, and in a 5 years span i replaced 5 HDDs if i remember correctly

Nabster · October 26th, 2009, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AiR

I could sleep with it in hibernation if it werent for the stupidly bright blue LED Antec put in my case blinking away during hibernation, illuminating the entire room. Feels like a police car parked next to my bed.

So I turn it off.

A bit of disassembly and wire snipping or even electrical tape over the offending light solves that.

2Billion · October 26th, 2009, 11:59 PM

I turn it off when I go away, put it to sleep when I don't. Since I've got scans and whatnot set up to go at night, I'd rather just leave it on and put itself to bed when the scanning is finished.

LurkerPatrol · October 27th, 2009, 12:05 AM

Woops, I forgot to add my statistic in here.

I put mine to sleep. Only if I have a torrent on, will I keep it going on in the night.

I've removed hibernate from it because I've heard it's not good for your HDD.

We were having a discussion among the IT group about this at work, which is why I brought it here. I'm curious because then I can provide tangible evidence and numbers for what people do and how people's computers fare depending on what they do.

We have a lot of computers on our network and for the most part we standby them or in the very least lock the computers (I lock mine at work). Only on Fridays, do we shut them down for the weekend (apart from the servers obv).

So far we don't see any negative aspects of doing this, but I know from going to my dad's lab (which is right next to the hospital), his computers are somewhat slowly starting to wear (well one particular one that is used frequently by the majority of the staff on the floor) at least.

BTM5 · October 27th, 2009, 12:13 AM

I dont because of le torrent, but I turn it off maybe once a month

AiR · October 27th, 2009, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Nabster

A bit of disassembly and wire snipping or even electrical tape over the offending light solves that.

Then my light would be broken with no tangible benefits so no

It boots pretty quick. But I still want Quickboot BIOS, the old in-out is the slowest in the process. Once it gets to W7 loading it's almost imminently on my desktop though.

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killpanda · October 27th, 2009, 12:23 AM

My computers are never off because I don't see the point of turning them off.
Plus you never know when you're going to need it, sometimes I wake up during the night and check my mails, answer to some friends on IM that are on a different timezone or I just thought of something and want to type it somewhere or need to look it up on Internet or something

The eeePC is my "low power development web server" these days because I don't need to move with it so it is on all the time as well

It's something we all do in the family, we have an old G4 iMac that has been basically On since we got it in 2002 and it's still running the 80GB hard drive from back then

MadCow809 · October 27th, 2009, 12:25 AM

Never ever.

teeb · October 27th, 2009, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Nabster

A bit of disassembly and wire snipping or even electrical tape over the offending light solves that.

If I'm torrenting something, I throw a jumper over my laptop so that the lights from LEDs don't get through. And try to make sure the jumper doesn't cover the vents.

The laptop spends most of its time off, though. The fan makes hella noise when I'm trying to sleep, and since I'm only using it for 25% of my day there's no point in it being on all the time, consuming energy.

matt2000 · October 27th, 2009, 12:36 AM

This machine goes off every night (partly because I swap between 7 and XP often, mainly because my parents hate leaving things on at night, I can't blame them) but my work PC stays on 24/7 in the week and gets shut down on Friday. I just lock it in the week.

Crazyjeeper · October 27th, 2009, 1:11 AM

Not if I can avoid it. My main rig is also my seedbox so unless it is down for cleaning/upgrade or the power is out, it is on.

The laptop stays off though unless I'm using it.

Viper007Bond · October 27th, 2009, 1:22 AM

It's never off unless I'm on vacation. It's rebooted one every week or two.

klankymen · October 27th, 2009, 1:28 AM

Computer always on, laptop either on or sleep (closed lid)

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Originally Posted by the Interceptor

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.

Actually, from what I understand, the hard drive gets more wear from one spin-up than it does from hours of continuous running.

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Originally Posted by ahpadt

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

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Originally Posted by sephiroth99

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

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October 26th, 2009, 11:14 PM	#21
captain_70s Joined: Aug 6th, 2008 Last Online: 2:26 AM Location: Scotland Age: 17 Posts: 459 Car: Nothing... yet Rep Power: 25	If I plan to be back within a reasonable time (an hour or so) I'll just log off and switch off the screen. I turn it off overnight or when I won't be using it for hours though, Dad would kill me if I left it switched on 24/7 anyway. __________________

October 26th, 2009, 11:16 PM	#22
Nati Not A Dude Joined: Mar 31st, 2009 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Casco Blanco, Arg Posts: 580 Car: Ford Escort clx Rep Power: 65	I turn it on and off at least 5 times a day, because it's not the computer with internet access but it has all my stuff in it __________________

October 26th, 2009, 11:25 PM	#24
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	Even if I usually turn it off at night when I don't need it, I specifically designed the computer I'm writing this on to be energy-efficient while powerful enough for daily needs, since it is the one I leave on when I need to. It consumes 35W at idle and 80W at absolute worst case and is the perfect machine for surfing/e-mailing/video/audio. And yes, I posted this specifically for bragging about it, since I am quite proud that I managed to push a normal PC this low in power consumption. __________________ "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. Last edited by the Interceptor; October 27th, 2009 at 12:04 AM.

October 26th, 2009, 11:47 PM	#26
Buba Wants Rick Astley's Babies Joined: Nov 12th, 2004 Last Online: 8:14 AM Location: Regensburg, Bavaria Age: 28 Posts: 6,384 Car: Golf V GTi DSG LFS Status: Rep Power: 51	Hmm, I used to have my PC aka HTPC run all night, but now in the new place bedroom and living are the same, so I turn it off at night, well, mainly I let it hibernate. For continued torrenting, I got a 100Mbit seedbox now. __________________ [18:11] MXM: it means buba is better than you now [18:12] sam-l: In what way? [18:12] Slycer: longer penis

October 26th, 2009, 11:28 PM	#25
TBoneUs Joined: Oct 11th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Texas Posts: 378 Car: 2008 VW GTI Rep Power: 18	Mine gets turned off when i remember to turn it off. But as I dont have a seed box it gets used for seeding when I forget. So I would say it is off 2.5 nights a week.

October 26th, 2009, 11:53 PM	#27
AiR Joined: Dec 19th, 2005 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: La Suède Posts: 2,233 Car: 2007 Astra Diesel Rep Power: 79	I could sleep with it in hibernation if it werent for the stupidly bright blue LED Antec put in my case blinking away during hibernation, illuminating the entire room. Feels like a police car parked next to my bed. So I turn it off.

October 26th, 2009, 11:53 PM	#28
emil_t Joined: Jul 28th, 2007 Last Online: 8:10 AM Posts: 1,173 Rep Power: 19	we could do a statistic to see how often HDDs fail (i only had HDDs failing on my comp) or any other component between people that power off at night and people that run 24/7. for startes, i power off every night, and on average 3/4 times during the day, and in a 5 years span i replaced 5 HDDs if i remember correctly Last edited by emil_t; October 26th, 2009 at 11:55 PM.

October 26th, 2009, 11:59 PM	#30
2Billion Joined: Dec 7th, 2005 Last Online: 4:56 AM Age: 24 Posts: 1,050 Car: '10 Toyota Matrix XR Rep Power: 108	I turn it off when I go away, put it to sleep when I don't. Since I've got scans and whatnot set up to go at night, I'd rather just leave it on and put itself to bed when the scanning is finished.

October 27th, 2009, 12:05 AM	#31
LurkerPatrol Come see me eat nipples.. Joined: Apr 24th, 2006 Last Online: 8:18 AM Location: San Diego, California Age: 22 Posts: 2,280 Car: Lamborgotti Fasterossa Rep Power: 259	Woops, I forgot to add my statistic in here. I put mine to sleep. Only if I have a torrent on, will I keep it going on in the night. I've removed hibernate from it because I've heard it's not good for your HDD. We were having a discussion among the IT group about this at work, which is why I brought it here. I'm curious because then I can provide tangible evidence and numbers for what people do and how people's computers fare depending on what they do. We have a lot of computers on our network and for the most part we standby them or in the very least lock the computers (I lock mine at work). Only on Fridays, do we shut them down for the weekend (apart from the servers obv). So far we don't see any negative aspects of doing this, but I know from going to my dad's lab (which is right next to the hospital), his computers are somewhat slowly starting to wear (well one particular one that is used frequently by the majority of the staff on the floor) at least. __________________ Warning: Age of poster not necessarily an indicator of maturity level. Differentiate twice before breakfast - my professor

October 27th, 2009, 12:13 AM	#32
BTM5 Joined: Dec 16th, 2008 Last Online: 6:46 AM Location: Iceland Age: 18 Posts: 108 Car: VW Golf crap Rep Power: 8	I dont because of le torrent, but I turn it off maybe once a month __________________ Soon I will go E30 TURBO!....or M30B35

October 27th, 2009, 12:23 AM	#34
killpanda wants to fondle your manboobs Joined: May 22nd, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Vancouver, BC (but I'm French :-p) Age: 23 Posts: 2,048 Car: 2006 Ford Fiesta S TDci (in France) Rep Power: 69	My computers are never off because I don't see the point of turning them off. Plus you never know when you're going to need it, sometimes I wake up during the night and check my mails, answer to some friends on IM that are on a different timezone or I just thought of something and want to type it somewhere or need to look it up on Internet or something The eeePC is my "low power development web server" these days because I don't need to move with it so it is on all the time as well It's something we all do in the family, we have an old G4 iMac that has been basically On since we got it in 2002 and it's still running the 80GB hard drive from back then __________________ Ouh yeah !

October 27th, 2009, 12:25 AM	#35
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October 27th, 2009, 12:36 AM	#37
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 2:26 AM Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,616 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 101	This machine goes off every night (partly because I swap between 7 and XP often, mainly because my parents hate leaving things on at night, I can't blame them) but my work PC stays on 24/7 in the week and gets shut down on Friday. I just lock it in the week. __________________ Forza 3 Owners Club

October 27th, 2009, 1:11 AM	#38
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 8:03 AM Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 5,135 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 164	Not if I can avoid it. My main rig is also my seedbox so unless it is down for cleaning/upgrade or the power is out, it is on. The laptop stays off though unless I'm using it. __________________

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October 27th, 2009, 1:22 AM	#39
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 7:30 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	It's never off unless I'm on vacation. It's rebooted one every week or two. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

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