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Do you lave it turned on, or switch it off ?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Your PC ?
For years now, I've always left my PC switched on 24/7. The monitor goes to sleep but the PC remains awake.
Now I've recently got one of those free electricity monitors from N Power and I'v sussed that it's costing about 4p per hour to run my PC, 96p for 24hrs, £6.72 per week or £349.44 per year
Now given that I actually use my PC for (and I'm being generous here) 50% of that time, I'm wasting £3.36 per week or £174.72 per year !!!
Guess what ?
The PC gets switched off when not in use from now on  |
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"Everything gets turned off here as well
We bought some of them remote control switches so i dont even have to shift my lazy arse to do it lol
Steve "
we have those too... cant wait till weve got them throughout the house i always tell folk we have em coz bf likes gadgets not coz we r lazy sods lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Your PC ?
For years now, I've always left my PC switched on 24/7. The monitor goes to sleep but the PC remains awake.
Now I've recently got one of those free electricity monitors from N Power and I'v sussed that it's costing about 4p per hour to run my PC, 96p for 24hrs, £6.72 per week or £349.44 per year
Now given that I actually use my PC for (and I'm being generous here) 50% of that time, I'm wasting £3.36 per week or £174.72 per year !!!
Guess what ?
The PC gets switched off when not in use from now on "
Put it into hibernate and it will use tons less. Turning on and off shortens your pc,s lifespan. |
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"Your PC ?
For years now, I've always left my PC switched on 24/7. The monitor goes to sleep but the PC remains awake.
Now I've recently got one of those free electricity monitors from N Power and I'v sussed that it's costing about 4p per hour to run my PC, 96p for 24hrs, £6.72 per week or £349.44 per year
Now given that I actually use my PC for (and I'm being generous here) 50% of that time, I'm wasting £3.36 per week or £174.72 per year !!!
Guess what ?
The PC gets switched off when not in use from now on
Put it into hibernate and it will use tons less. Turning on and off shortens your pc,s lifespan."
thats a good point
it might not cost anything when its turned off , but everytime you turn it on / or off its clunking around all over the place , virus database kicking in and rescanning etc etc
its like those cars that switch off at the traffic lights , they use less petrol , but 6 new starter motors a year |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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Thats a good point, I've just dropped mine into hibernate and the overall electricity consumption has still dropped by 4p p/h, so as you say, that's better than physically powering it down |
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