Do you shut your computer off at night - Page 3

Django · September 16th, 2006

I shut off my pc completly after using it for like 3-4 hours at night. Why not leave it on?? For one the pc is noisy as hell and secondly the electricity cost down here is very expensive. I also unplug my DSL modem after using the pc. If the pc is in use and I am not around for like 30 mins or so, I shut off the monitor to save current.

an0nym0us · October 4th, 2006

24/7... i remember my 3.4HT/Abit AS8 had an uptime of 4127 hours which is like 172 days.

Mithosphere · October 4th, 2006

i leave mine on as long as i can, sometimes it randomly restarts after upadting virus or windows, but mostly i leave it on because people leave me messages at night over aim, that and my computer is just noisy enough for me to drown out the quiet ringing in my ears. Oh yea and the light on the front helps me find my clock on the ground if it fell during the night, or my glasses, sometimes even a random sock. That and my virus scans at around 2 am.

polobunny · October 4th, 2006

24/7, I fold proteins guys!
Yep that's it, 100% load 24/7.

I restart every once in a while because it is also my main rig, and sometimes after a program installation or Windows Update it's necessary to reboot.

vaio · October 5th, 2006

5 rigs a folding 24/7

**gvblake22** · October 5th, 2006

Welcome to HardwareLogic Vaio!

That's a lot of systems, what are they?

sbohdan · October 6th, 2006

just folding 24/7 :)

Sovereign · November 2nd, 2006

Leave 'em both on. Folding, ya know. And it keeps the dorm perfect.
Window closed, computer on = sauna
Window closed, computer off = slightly cooler sauna
Window open, computer off = freezer
Window open, computer on = perfect

**MantaBase** · November 2nd, 2006

24/7 on my home box. The others I shut down normally - unless I forget.

Manta

Zambini · November 2nd, 2006

my dad said our electric bill is too much last month so i turn it off at night

September 16th, 2006	#21
Django Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jamrock Posts: 168	I shut off my pc completly after using it for like 3-4 hours at night. Why not leave it on?? For one the pc is noisy as hell and secondly the electricity cost down here is very expensive. I also unplug my DSL modem after using the pc. If the pc is in use and I am not around for like 30 mins or so, I shut off the monitor to save current. AMD Athlon XP 3000 Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe Corsair XMS 1GB DDR 400 nVidia Geforce FX5900 Maxtor 60 GB sata Thermaltake Xaser 3 chassis Antec Tru Power 550 Thermaltake Volcano 12 hsf Windows XP Professional

October 4th, 2006	#22
an0nym0us Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 22	24/7... i remember my 3.4HT/Abit AS8 had an uptime of 4127 hours which is like 172 days. Core 2 Duo E6400 @ 3.4ghz - Gigabyte DS3 F8i - XFX 7900GS - G.Skill 2gb PC6400 - 74gb Raptor Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.4ghz - Abit AB9 Pro - XFX 7600GT - XMS2 PC5400 - 74gb Raptor Intel 550 3.4HT @4.0ghz - Abit AS8 - BFG 6800OC - 1gb Corsair XMS - 80gb WD soon: :) E4300/P5W-DH/1gb XMS2 Last edited by an0nym0us; October 4th, 2006 at 11:02.

October 4th, 2006	#23
Mithosphere Yeah, so are your pants! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cherry Capital of the World Posts: 564	i leave mine on as long as i can, sometimes it randomly restarts after upadting virus or windows, but mostly i leave it on because people leave me messages at night over aim, that and my computer is just noisy enough for me to drown out the quiet ringing in my ears. Oh yea and the light on the front helps me find my clock on the ground if it fell during the night, or my glasses, sometimes even a random sock. That and my virus scans at around 2 am. Pentium D 915\|EVGA 7050 mATX\|OCZ XTC 2GB\|XFX 7900GS XT\|Hyper Type-R 580W\|Qmicra 2 Case

October 6th, 2006	#27
sbohdan VGA tuner & F@H Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 601	just folding 24/7 :) Main rig: Chieftec modded case,MSI P4N Diamond, D830@3.48Ghz,1.4V,928FSB 2GB patriot Extreme Performance 6400@900Mhz, 4-4-4-17 Inno3D 7900GT@542Mhz/1.6Ghz, Thermalright SI-97 Samsung 320GB, Maxtor 250GB; Antec 500W Swiftech NB, Asus StarIceBlue CPU cooler; XP Pro Laptop: Dell XPS 1530 (T7500; 3GB 667 RAM; 160GB 7200rpm HDD; 8600GT; Vista 32bit) my 6800LE mod

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Sovereign Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 74	Leave 'em both on. Folding, ya know. And it keeps the dorm perfect. Window closed, computer on = sauna Window closed, computer off = slightly cooler sauna Window open, computer off = freezer Window open, computer on = perfect

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