Is your PC on 24/7 ?

MooseJam

Is your PC on all the time ? Mines always on , never stops downloading , plus it plays me music at night to put me to sleep, and it's always handy to just pull up a chair and go on the net without the big bother of booting it. What about you ? hmm I may have asked this before, can't remember

AlmightyCushion

Nope but seeing as I use it so much it may as well be.

GBX

is there a danger of the video card being ruined this way? Heard this from a friend...

Spear

Yes, all 5 of them running 24/7 for BOINC.

DenMan

Hey man

When I lived in the UK my PC was on all the time at Uni. Unfortunately now I only have it on about 15 hours a day because I am home. Great when it is always on.

ethernet

Desktop (jet engine!) is turned off when finished with it.

Leave the lappy sleeping when not using it though. Have to save power and the world :pac:.

Ruu_Old

Sometimes left on overnight for a few days. Work days, I just leave it off until I come home.

Sherifu

Mostly no. The odd time I would have left it on if I was waiting on something.

Booting isn't a pb for me, it's pretty quick.

Naikon

My main desktop is generally on all day.
I turn it off when not in use for a long period of time.

I have a server and router/firewall in my room, built from a couple of old computers
that are left on constantly 24/7 though I admit.
The leggy bill isn't too bad:)

DonkeyStyle \o/

Nah, the noise keeps me awake.
And I don't really do anything that requires me leaving something running overnight.
Actually, I don't like having the room lit up with LED's either... I used to use one of those microsoft optical mice with the big glaring red light on the back... pointless and annoying.

Ghost Train

pc/server goes in to standby mode in less than 5 seconds and comes back to life just as quick, so turn it on and off as I need it

use my laptop most of the time, use the hibernate or standyby mode for quickish start up time

Steffano2002

I usually switch it off myself... Don't like having things running if I'm not around.

mykidsmom

Machines always on...but regularly no ones home! )

Heinrich

mykidsmom wrote: »

Machines always on...but regularly no ones home! )

Handy for burglers if they feel a need to surf.:D

papu

ive an old 2000 gateway running 24/7 as a ftp/torrent box
my laptop 1530 is on about 12 hours a day , looking to replace it with a proper desktop because i know it cant be good for lappy to be on so long

Black Swan

No. Does that upset those that might turn it into a zombie?

dutopia

Unless you're using it most of the time it's a terrible waste of electricity - I don't see the point. Most modern computers can boot up in a minute or so anyway, not like you're waiting a few minutes back in the Windows 98 days.

aidan_walsh

I generally leave mine on a low power state for Folding@Home number crunching. Thats a good enough reason for me.

Anti

its always on 24/7 48 days uptime too, with vista

papu

Anti wrote: »

its always on 24/7 48 days uptime too, with vista

must be hard with the constant bsods ahahaha:pac::pac:

BlackWizard

I leave a PC (1.4ghz, 512mb) on 24/7.

I have a Vent server going (although not being used lately) and plus the PC is downstairs is in nice friendly position so that the family can just move the mouse and it wakes up instantly for browsing the web.

johnk123

I don't leave my laptop on 24/7, but mind you it usually end up being on for about 12 hours a day....... but its in sleep when not in use

dulpit

I hate to say but my laptop is usually on all the time, normally because i am downloading stuff... If i can i do turn it off, but it normally is on 24 hours a day...

funk-you

Pretty much always on. Mostly because of downloading but sometimes because i couldn't be arsed turning it off.

-Funk

jester77

I have a router, 2 NAS servers and an old Sony Vaio that are running 24/7. The laptop is just for downloads (RSS feeds ftw), fit for nothing else at this stage! All my other machines are only on when they are needed.

Gone West

yeah there are a few servers always on, but they're tucked away where I can't hear the noise. Theres a streaming media machine as well, also put away where I cant see or hear it.

My desktop at home, though is rarely on. Maybe 2 hours a week. Laptop is always on, and work computer hadn't been restarted in 60 days until this morning when a usb port started inexplicably smoking and the box restarted.

Shiny

Running 24/7 most of the time.

Running maybe 14hours a day when using the faster alternatives
to torrenting.

Have it also connected to a Watt-meter, pulling around 200 Watts
with the monitor off. So costs around 70c a day to keep it running.

barnicles

No . Have O2 Edge and use torrents and DAP
BTW whats atari jaguar

Recon

Mine's on most all of the time when I'm at home but I turn it off overnight.

Recon

barnicles wrote: »

BTW whats atari jaguar

Burn the heretic!

toiletduck

It generally is powered up when I wake and switched off before I sleep. As was said the noise and LEDs wouldn't be great for a light sleeper!

Khannie

barnicles wrote: »

BTW whats atari jaguar

HERETIC!!!! BLASPHEMER!!!!!!!!!!!1



Here's your answer btw.

NullZer0

Not anymore....

Khannie

Recon wrote: »

Mine's on most all of the time when I'm at home but I turn it off overnight.

Same same.

Kinetic^

1/2 days a week it would be on 24/7.

R0ot

I have 2 machines on 24/7 , cut's down on my heating bill a bit :rolleyes:

keen

Get's turned off at night unless I'm downloading or doing something else that requires it to be on.

MooseJam

is leaving the pc on a fire risk, thats the only thing would give me pause for thought, i get a bit paranoid about it when leaving the house

PogMoThoin

My servers on 24/7, i run torrentflux on it and do all my downloading there, saves leaving other pc's on just for downloads, i rebooted it a few weeks ago. My own pc is in my bedroom, so i mostly shut this down at night as its overclocked and can be noisy enough to keep me awake when the fans ramp up. The kids pc is in the kitchen and is usually left on, but sometimes put on standby. Laptops are always shut down at night.

Civilian_Target

My computer has a sleep function, goes from apparantly off to alive in less than 10 seconds. Thus it pretty much runs only when I'm using it

johnk123

Are there any real dangers to your computer to leaving it on for prolonged periods of time?? Like can any of the components "burn out" and suffer poor performance

challengemaster

2 pc's 1 lappy always on. Keeps my sitting room nice and warm in winter

Khannie

johnk123 wrote: »

Are there any real dangers to your computer to leaving it on for prolonged periods of time?? Like can any of the components "burn out" and suffer poor performance

Yes, your wallet is in danger of being raped for electricity bills when you could save yourself and the environment.

Epic Tissue

My laptop is turned off when I go to bed or I am out unless I am downloading or something. Normally, when I am in the house, it's on.

dhaddock

i have an old dell dimension 2350 thats on 24/7. i usually give it a reboot every two weeks. my lappy is just turned on and off when i need/dont need it.

Gonzovision

Since about march lol

sdanseo

Mine is generally on standby when not in use, but powered on 24/7.

Keano

Neither the laptop nor pc are left on.

seraphimvc

turn off when no one is using it,i am saving the earth!!

while recently kinda scared after using it long hours(10+ hrs),especially playing 5/6 hrs of gears of war etc games,i think i smell something...the cpu casing can fry a egg too...*shrug*now i touch the casing frequently to see if it is 'fine'...

BadCharlie

Due to the power usage which adds up if u have it on 24/7 and also the fire risk i turn it off most nights. Only at weekends i seem to have it on for 48hours due to the amount of time i spend on it, also the fact im home a-lot of this time.

evil-monkey

ya i used to leave mine on 24/7...but since i upgraded at christmas there was no need. can boot now in a few seconds. if i were downloading or something i'd leave it on. and i'd leave it on during the day alright, because i'd be coming and going from it from morning to night. but once i hit they sack i'd shut her down unless i was listening to music. mainly because that lil hum in the background annoys me.