Ares said:
Anyway, i was wondering. How many of you leave your computers running 24 hours a day? How many of you shut your pc off when you go to bed or leave the house
My computers are only on when I need then to be on.
SUPERSONICB!+C# is the computer I tend to leave on when I am doing those long downloads. So i have been known to be left on (on average) 1 1/2 days straight. Any thing over that (currently) is considered longer than usual.
This computer i have set it up for my FTP, Teleport Pro, Bit Torrent and iMesh and any other exceptionally big downloads (files from about 600 Mb onwards)
PYZCHOB!+C# being my main computer. That is only left on when i need it. This would be on avarage 3 to 6 hours per day. This is normally when I get home to when I go to bed. If I do have this computer downloading via Download Excellerator, then I do have it set up for auto shut down.
One thing that I can not stand (considering that I am the person that looks after the electricity bills) is people that seem to love their screen savers. Screen Savers are fine in opinion as long as they do not screw over what you have working in the back ground. But if you know that are going to be away for any thing more than 30 minutes to an hour, then it just best of turn off your monitor.
I have both of my computer set to turn of monitor after 20 minutes.
My last 3 house mates had this bad habit of leaving their computer and CRT monitors on all the time. And most of the time, the computers where not doing any thing.
Okay, House Mate No. 1 (2002), was on some hacked dial up account and was know to tie up the only phone line for about 2 or 3 days straight so he could download the latest CS Mods. He does like the monitor to auto shut off, but he would get to activate it (let alone just turn the monitor off)
House Mate No. 2 (2003) played alot of EverQuest. However he was also a heavy clubber and a uni student. He would just leave is computer and CRT monitor on with no screen saver. He would be gone for about 3 days at a rave and a recovery party afterwards, and he would get the shits with me if I turned his monitor off. Now 90% of the part from this computer is SUPERSONICB!+C# and he gave it to me to cover bills when he left. I am AMAZED that the monitor did not have the Everquest Wallpaper (He never changed his wall paper) burnt into the BenQ 17" CRT considering it was left on for most of the the duration that he was here for.
(BTW, i do use this example as a sales pitch to get people to by BenQ CRTs)
As for Flatmate No. 3 (2002 to Now), he does love the sight of his Transformer Screen Saver on his CRT...... even when he is away at work.
And at the end of the day, I am the guy that is stuck collecting money from ever one else for the electricity bill.
I don't mind the computer being left on 24 / 7, but please turn off the CRT.