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Originally posted by: biggestmuff
Originally posted by: lokiju
Pull up a command prompt and type "systeminfo" and hit enter. Share what your "system up time" is.

Mine so far is.

System Up Time: 18 Days, 20 Hours, 37 Minutes, 53 Seconds


EDIT:

Try doing it by clicking on start then run and typing in cmd and clicking OK.

Then type in systeminfo and hit enter.
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Shortcut = windows key + R 😉
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I know this, but was trying to keep it as simple as possible 😉
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
You people waste a lot of power. I'd bet most of you don't need your computer on 24/7.
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lol

Unless you've got an insane computer, they really don't waste very much power as long as you don't have a CRT and leave it on.

Around 130-160W.
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Well thats a matter of perspective: from WIkipedia:Coal power plants obtain approximately 2.0 kW-h [Electricity] per kg of burned coal.

Using your example and assuming that you actually need the computer about 1/3 of those 24h then that means turning it off saves almost half a ton of coal every year - for one computer alone. Now I call that waste....
 
Originally posted by: B00ne
Using your example and assuming that you actually need the computer about 1/3 of those 24h then that means turning it off saves almost half a ton of coal every year - for one computer alone. Now I call that waste....
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But then they won't have their l33tz0r Linux uptimes.

 
System Up Time: 37 Days, 4 Hours, 7 Minutes, 17 Seconds

My home PC is something like a day as I had to restart when installing the new nVidia drivers to play Bioshock 🙁. Longest I've gone is something around 6-7 weeks before having to restart for an update or something.
 
Originally posted by: B00ne
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
You people waste a lot of power. I'd bet most of you don't need your computer on 24/7.
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lol

Unless you've got an insane computer, they really don't waste very much power as long as you don't have a CRT and leave it on.

Around 130-160W.
Click to expand...

Well thats a matter of perspective: from WIkipedia:Coal power plants obtain approximately 2.0 kW-h [Electricity] per kg of burned coal.

Using your example and assuming that you actually need the computer about 1/3 of those 24h then that means turning it off saves almost half a ton of coal every year - for one computer alone. Now I call that waste....
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lol.. Almost 1000kWh/year. Whoopie. 😛

In the scheme of things, it is nothing. A single city street lamp uses 6x that much power every single day.

Altho I agree with your conservation sentiment, there are far worse energy wasters than a computer that is left on.

 
not long at all... I shut my computer off every night before bed (~12 am) unless I'm in the middle of a download, and don't turn it on again till 6-7 pm when I get home from work.
 
21 hours,

rebooted yesterday, i installed something had to restart

i pretty much reboot evere 2 weeks or so out of habit
 
Originally posted by: lokiju
Originally posted by: biggestmuff
Originally posted by: lokiju
Pull up a command prompt and type "systeminfo" and hit enter. Share what your "system up time" is.

Mine so far is.

System Up Time: 18 Days, 20 Hours, 37 Minutes, 53 Seconds


EDIT:

Try doing it by clicking on start then run and typing in cmd and clicking OK.

Then type in systeminfo and hit enter.
Click to expand...

Shortcut = windows key + R 😉
Click to expand...

I know this, but was trying to keep it as simple as possible 😉
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My way is easier, because 'run' can be disabled or removed from the Start menu.
 
well, my computer hasn't been off for at least a year, many reboots though, so I don't know how you are counting.
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: B00ne
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
You people waste a lot of power. I'd bet most of you don't need your computer on 24/7.
Click to expand...
lol

Unless you've got an insane computer, they really don't waste very much power as long as you don't have a CRT and leave it on.

Around 130-160W.
Click to expand...

Well thats a matter of perspective: from WIkipedia:Coal power plants obtain approximately 2.0 kW-h [Electricity] per kg of burned coal.

Using your example and assuming that you actually need the computer about 1/3 of those 24h then that means turning it off saves almost half a ton of coal every year - for one computer alone. Now I call that waste....
Click to expand...
lol.. Almost 1000kWh/year. Whoopie. 😛

In the scheme of things, it is nothing. A single city street lamp uses 6x that much power every single day.

Altho I agree with your conservation sentiment, there are far worse energy wasters than a computer that is left on.
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You think a 1MW is insignificant? That is a whole lot of wasted power considering how many computers are left on 24/7 that don't need to be. Yes, other things waste power too, but that is no reason to contribute to the problem. Even putting the computer in standby or hibernation would be a huge step in the right direction.

I am not a psycho, but I try to waste as little power as possible. I turn off all lights except the one I am currently using, I don't leave the TV on if I'm not right in front of it, I turn my computers off when I go to sleep since I won't use it again until I get home from work the next day (everyone should do this, no excuse not to for the most part), and I bought a thermostat that regulates the AC only when we are home, otherwise it is off. That alone saved us 22% on our electricity bill. Granted, our bill is only $25-$40 a month since we waste as little power as possible, but it still helped.
 
6 days, 21 hours on mine

6 days, 6 hours on hers.

Windows updates last week...

Linksys WRT54GL running DD-WRT has been up for 40 days, 18 hours.
 
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