FYI: shut off your PC when it's not in use

[kalrith]

I hibernate my power-hungry gaming PC when not in use. I leave my HTPC on 24/7, but it's very low power and only uses $25-30 in electricity for the entire year (at idle).

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: sjwaste
I just put it to sleep. Very little power consumption, and no need to wait for a reboot.

Sleep actually still consumes power - use hibernation and not only do you save power, but you don't risk corruption from losing power.

Other ways to save money is keep your thermostat consistent, put a 2nd layer of plastic over your windows if you don't have storm windows (all year round, good for both ac and heat), lower your tank to a power saving mode, don't use your oven if you don't have to, keep lights turned off when not needed, also keep your fridge on power saving mode, and limit how much you turn on your tv/stereo.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: squirrel dog
I agree,and have been cutting my pc's off when not in use.If they break,its a good time to upgrade !

You shouldn't cut them... you could damage some internal wiring by doing that.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: sjwaste
I just put it to sleep. Very little power consumption, and no need to wait for a reboot.

Sleep actually still consumes power - use hibernation and not only do you save power, but you don't risk corruption from losing power.

Other ways to save money is keep your thermostat consistent, put a 2nd layer of plastic over your windows if you don't have storm windows (all year round, good for both ac and heat), lower your tank to a power saving mode, don't use your oven if you don't have to, keep lights turned off when not needed, also keep your fridge on power saving mode, and limit how much you turn on your tv/stereo.

Or use hybrid sleep for fast resume times, but no risk of data loss from a power failure.

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: sjwaste
I just put it to sleep. Very little power consumption, and no need to wait for a reboot.

Sleep actually still consumes power - use hibernation and not only do you save power, but you don't risk corruption from losing power.

Other ways to save money is keep your thermostat consistent, put a 2nd layer of plastic over your windows if you don't have storm windows (all year round, good for both ac and heat), lower your tank to a power saving mode, don't use your oven if you don't have to, keep lights turned off when not needed, also keep your fridge on power saving mode, and limit how much you turn on your tv/stereo.

What is the difference between hibernate, S1 sleep, and S3 sleep?

EDIT: found this:

link

I'm not positive if it's accurate, I just did a quick google search. Apparently hibernate is like an S4 sleep mode.