do u guys turn off ur computers?

[JiGSaW]

i hav two questions...

1. how often do u shut down ur comp? bcuz sometimes my comp will go a month without shutting down once lol.... its lasted pretty long about 3 yrs.

2. also is it better to turn off ur monitor off and on every hour or so (i usually hav to go on the internet every hour or somethin) or to just leave it on the whole day and then turn it off when i sleep?my last monitor broke a few months ago and i got a new one so i want this one to last as long as possible

[Random32]

1.
Laptop: shut down when not in use
Desktops: standy/hibernate when not in use, shut down end of day
Servers: on 24/7, reboot for updates, shut down when not needed

2.
if you leave your computer and come back every hour, try something like standby or hibernate. itll save power thus money, and itll make your hardware last longer thus save money.

[Ending]

Shutting down when I don't need it. Saves some electricity and that good for your monthly bills.

[felix]

I turn it off when I don't need it.

[zette]

I mostly turn it off when I don't need it. Sometimes though when I'm downloading an entire series I'll just leave it on when I go to sleep and turn it off when I leave for school in the morning.

[Tsumugi~]

Same here,I turn it off when I don't need it.

[Neat Hedgehog]

Ever since I changed towers, I never bother to turn it off. The old one used to be too noisy to sleep next to, but this one is quiet enough that it doesn't bother me. I mostly let it run torrents and such all night, or install updates, or download Steam games.

[Dist]

I keep mine on except when I leave the house for just in case if something would happen ..

I'm lazy and I don't want to turn it on several times per day, and since I spent ALOT time on computer anyway, it's not like there are many chances to turn it off. I leave it on nights too to seed torrents or download something.

[chikorita157]

I leave my Mac mini G4 on 24/7 since it's my torrent, file sharing (home network only) and XMPP server. It doesn't cost much since the idle power consumption is only 32w, which isn't much compared to a regular computer tower. However, the newer models are more power efficient than the one I'm currently using.

[synaesthetic]

My computer is a laptop, so obviously it gets turned off when I put it in my bag, and I don't leave it on and set up very often unless I'm using it.

[DragoZERO]

When I was in school I didn't since I used it so much, but now that I work I do since I am only home five hours of the day (aside from sleeping). I usually hibernate instead of total shut down though. The computer uses more power to turn on so that's why it's good to keep it on or use the stand by feature if you use it a lot. But if you are like me and won't use it for many hours, then it's better to shut it off.

We need a poll added to this topic!

[triskelion]

Hmm, does anyone know approximately how much power your computer consumes when you turn it on? I'm guessing it's different for all computers right?

[-KarumA-]

Originally Posted by triskelion

Hmm, does anyone know approximately how much power your computer consumes when you turn it on? I'm guessing it's different for all computers right?

depends on your system
http://techreviewer.com/viewpage.cfm/ui/040226130555

http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/computers.html

I turn it off completely when I don't use it. So not power on it either, I have a switch in between which also protects it from any possible lighting that might fry it if it hits the house or any other form of power outage. Also because if I turn it off there is still a light burning inside my computer.. I think the Motherboard, no idea...

I stand by when I go away for a couple hours, sometimes have it running for a week to render things but that is not often, if downloading something big I run it for the afternoon while away from work and set it to go to standby upon completion

[JiGSaW]

thanks for all the help i'm just going to use standby alot and turn it off every 2 weeks or something lol

[Xion Valkyrie]

Left it on 24/7 back in Graduate housing because I had AC blaring 24/7 and didn't have to pay for power. Now that I'm back at home, I only turn it on when I use it because it heats up my room by like 5 degrees and my family does need to pay for power.

[Alchemist007]

Turn it off every night but if I'm not at it during the day I usually put it in sleep mode.

[ttdestroy]

Win 7 starts up pretty fast so I don't feel like I'm losing time by shutting down. As an aside it prolonged the life of your system.

[DragoZERO]

Originally Posted by ttdestroy

Win 7 starts up pretty fast so I don't feel like I'm losing time by shutting down. As an aside it prolonged the life of your system.

Windows 7 starts up faster if you shut it down than if you hibernate. I guess the only point to it now is to save your work if you want to shut it down, lol.

[pdshingo]

I'm a programmer, i have to spend much time on computer and keep some applications running on it. So I seldom turn off my computer. Only turn off the screen when i have to leave for a long time.

[Lilithium]

Yeah, I shut my computer off when I'm not using it.