For how many hours per day does your PC run?

W1zzard · Mar 22, 2013, 03:41 PM

We are wondering if you turn off your pc between usage sessions? Standby? Hibernation?

brandonwh64 · Mar 22, 2013, 03:42 PM

From 7AM to around 10-12PM

My PC router runs 24/7

HTPC gets an hour or two here or there.

sneekypeet · Mar 22, 2013, 03:44 PM

@ brandon...vote man!

I don't shut off my PCs unless I need to restart them for updates or software.

RCoon · Mar 22, 2013, 03:45 PM

depends upon what tv shows need downloading

could be from 8am to 2am the next day, or 4pm to 2am.

brandonwh64 · Mar 22, 2013, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sneekypeet

@ brandon...vote man!

I don't shut off my PCs unless I need to restart them for updates or software.

there was no poll when I posted sneeky! It was just added in.

ChristTheGreat · Mar 22, 2013, 03:56 PM

24/7, WCG

and in winter, it heats my room

Jack1n · Mar 22, 2013, 04:03 PM

Mostly 24/7,some times i shut it down when im away from home so a couple of days or more(i serve in the military)

AsRock · Mar 22, 2013, 04:09 PM

Times can be pretty random though out a day, could be 3hr's a day and could be up to 12 hours.

And to have a average would have to know in what time frame but it be a ruff estimate still.

catnipkiller · Mar 22, 2013, 04:11 PM

My vent server is on 24/7 and my main rig is on when ever im at home and i shut it off when im done.

Drone · Mar 22, 2013, 04:11 PM

5 hours, standard working day

FreedomEclipse · Mar 22, 2013, 04:13 PM

I didn't vote. If i have work my computer will be on no less then 6 hrs. If i have no work then up time is well beyond 12hrs

Inceptor · Mar 22, 2013, 04:14 PM

The Computers I use don't get shut down, they get put to sleep when not in use.
I don't always use my desktop, in fact over the last 4 or 5 months I haven't used it much at all; but I use either a tablet or a laptop, or my pc an average of 2-5 hours per day.

Sasqui · Mar 22, 2013, 04:15 PM

Great question...

Out of 3 rigs, the one I use the most for surfing and email goes into standby after 20 minutes. Draws about 5 watts in standby (according to kill-a-watt). It runs about 2 hours a day I guess.

My gaming rig doesn't see much use lately as it's sort of still a work in progress. So less than an hour a day.

3rd one reserved as my media PC hasn't been used much at all. It's plugged into my TV and larger audio system and still a work in progress. That one will probably be on 3 hours a day when it's up and fully operational, and loaded with media scattered amongst the 10 different hard drives I have. I'll have to experiment with sleep/standby mode on that, don't want it shutting down when I'm watching a movie or listening to music.

repman244 · Mar 22, 2013, 04:18 PM

Usually around 5 hours...a bit more during the weekend.

Ahhzz · Mar 22, 2013, 04:21 PM

Used to turn it off over night, but since last Fall, I've been running it in the evening for 4 or 5 hours, 2 hours in the morning, and Sleep in between. Restart it once every week or two, just to refresh.

cadaveca · Mar 22, 2013, 04:22 PM

there was no suitable option for me. I turn my PC on when I get up @ 7am, and turn it off usually around 11 PM, so about 16 hours a day. That's longer than I have the lights on in my house for.

what's more interesting to me is that I have 13 lightbulbs total in my house, and each is a 25W fluorescent bulb. That's 325W total, if I have all my lights on, every single one in every room(which never happens).

My gaming rig with OC pulls 1225W(monitors and stereo included). Almost 3x as much.

Thank god I don't game all day long every day.

gigantor21 · Mar 22, 2013, 04:39 PM

I have it on in the morning (7-9AM) and don't turn it off until bed (12-2AM). So at least 16 hours at minimum.

I can't pick anything on the poll.

natr0n · Mar 22, 2013, 04:45 PM

24/7/365

unless a storm or power outage happens.

AlienIsGOD · Mar 22, 2013, 04:46 PM

I run my PC 24/7. the closest i get to turning it off is when i go to bed; I crunch while i sleep so the monitor goes off along with keyboard lighting. Other than that i turn it OFF for 1 night every 2 or 3 weeks.

qubit · Mar 22, 2013, 04:47 PM

Kinda depends.

When I'm doing my day job it tends to be on between 7-12 hours or so.

When I'm on leave, I might leave it on 24/7.

digibucc · Mar 22, 2013, 04:49 PM

only for updates or crashes does it turn off

it does go to sleep about 12-1am normally, and is back on by 8am.

PHaS3 · Mar 22, 2013, 04:51 PM

24/7...
Contributing to global warming since 2003

manofthem · Mar 22, 2013, 05:24 PM

24/7 WCG FTW!!!

v12dock · Mar 22, 2013, 05:27 PM

powercfg -h off

de.das.dude · Mar 22, 2013, 05:30 PM

needs to be 24/7.
i do use power profiles.

View Poll Results: For how many hours per day does your PC run?
up to 2 hours	316	4.16%
up to 5 hours	1,605	21.13%
up to 10 hours	3,346	44.04%
I never switch it off	2,330	30.67%
Voters: 7597. You may not vote on this poll

Mar 22, 2013, 03:41 PM	#1
W1zzard Benevolent Dictator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 13,789 (4.18/day) Thanks: 184 Thanked 10,265 Times in 3,173 Posts System Specs	For how many hours per day does your PC run? We are wondering if you turn off your pc between usage sessions? Standby? Hibernation?

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Mar 22, 2013, 03:42 PM	#2
brandonwh64 Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 13,568 (10.01/day) Thanks: 2,148 Thanked 5,342 Times in 3,697 Posts System Specs	From 7AM to around 10-12PM My PC router runs 24/7 HTPC gets an hour or two here or there. __________________ Cruncher's: All GPU's GPU's: 7970 3GB Unlocked = 8 Threads 5770 1GB OCed = 2 Threads

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Mar 22, 2013, 03:44 PM	#3
sneekypeet Unpaid Babysitter Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 19,009 (7.31/day) Thanks: 3,037 Thanked 5,487 Times in 3,950 Posts System Specs	@ brandon...vote man! I don't shut off my PCs unless I need to restart them for updates or software. __________________ Hers: ASUS Maximus V Gene / i7 3770K / Swiftech H220 / 4X8GB Corsair Dominators / ASUS GTX660 / Corsair AX-760 / Windows 7 64bit / Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 Test: Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3 / i7 2600K / A lot Of Coolers / Ripjaws Currently / HIS HD7950 IceQ Turbo / Silverstone SST-ST85F-G / Windows 7 64bit / InWin D-Frame Limited Edition

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Mar 22, 2013, 03:45 PM	#4
RCoon Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 1,243 (3.11/day) Thanks: 116 Thanked 425 Times in 303 Posts System Specs	depends upon what tv shows need downloading could be from 8am to 2am the next day, or 4pm to 2am. __________________ "So many times I wanted to move about (make poop but can't leave the game because it's online)" - Underworld

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Mar 22, 2013, 03:56 PM	#6
ChristTheGreat Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Montreal Posts: 700 (0.32/day) Thanks: 412 Thanked 231 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	24/7, WCG and in winter, it heats my room __________________ Crunchers: i5 2500k @ 4.7ghz \| 4 threads @ 100% \| HD7950 GPU Xeon E3-3120 @ 3.1ghz \| 4 threads @ 70% Dell M6500 (i7 820QM) @ 1.8ghz \| 8 threads @ 30% Sempron 2600+ @ 1.8ghz \| 1 thread @ 70% X4 635 @ 2.9 \| 4 threads @ 30%

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Mar 22, 2013, 04:03 PM	#7
Jack1n Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Israel Posts: 616 (2.71/day) Thanks: 32 Thanked 128 Times in 121 Posts System Specs	Mostly 24/7,some times i shut it down when im away from home so a couple of days or more(i serve in the military) __________________

Processor:	Intel Core i5 3570K @ 4.5Ghz
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Mar 22, 2013, 04:09 PM	#8
AsRock TPU addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US\ Uk Born Posts: 8,795 (4.07/day) Thanks: 1,675 Thanked 1,348 Times in 1,170 Posts System Specs	Times can be pretty random though out a day, could be 3hr's a day and could be up to 12 hours. And to have a average would have to know in what time frame but it be a ruff estimate still.

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Mar 22, 2013, 04:11 PM	#10
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Mar 22, 2013, 04:11 PM	#9
catnipkiller Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: canada Posts: 1,059 (0.93/day) Thanks: 340 Thanked 471 Times in 326 Posts System Specs	My vent server is on 24/7 and my main rig is on when ever im at home and i shut it off when im done. __________________ MyHeatWare My FS/FT

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Mar 22, 2013, 04:13 PM	#11
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,532 (3.38/day) Thanks: 825 Thanked 1,609 Times in 1,288 Posts System Specs	I didn't vote. If i have work my computer will be on no less then 6 hrs. If i have no work then up time is well beyond 12hrs __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

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Mar 22, 2013, 04:14 PM	#12
Inceptor Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North of 49 Posts: 488 (0.80/day) Thanks: 139 Thanked 124 Times in 90 Posts System Specs	The Computers I use don't get shut down, they get put to sleep when not in use. I don't always use my desktop, in fact over the last 4 or 5 months I haven't used it much at all; but I use either a tablet or a laptop, or my pc an average of 2-5 hours per day. __________________ "Stupidity is infinite" -- Umberto Eco

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Mar 22, 2013, 04:15 PM	#13
Sasqui Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Manchester, NH Posts: 6,066 (2.23/day) Thanks: 827 Thanked 912 Times in 745 Posts System Specs	Great question... Out of 3 rigs, the one I use the most for surfing and email goes into standby after 20 minutes. Draws about 5 watts in standby (according to kill-a-watt). It runs about 2 hours a day I guess. My gaming rig doesn't see much use lately as it's sort of still a work in progress. So less than an hour a day. 3rd one reserved as my media PC hasn't been used much at all. It's plugged into my TV and larger audio system and still a work in progress. That one will probably be on 3 hours a day when it's up and fully operational, and loaded with media scattered amongst the 10 different hard drives I have. I'll have to experiment with sleep/standby mode on that, don't want it shutting down when I'm watching a movie or listening to music. __________________ Heatware

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Sound Card:	Onboard + HD HDMI
PSU:	Corsair HX750 (love it)
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Benchmarks:	Almost stable @ 4.9 Ghz, working on benchies

Mar 22, 2013, 04:18 PM	#14
repman244 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 964 (1.24/day) Thanks: 227 Thanked 411 Times in 236 Posts System Specs	Usually around 5 hours...a bit more during the weekend. __________________ Storage server: HP Proliant ML350 G4\|2 x Xeon "Nocona" 3GHz\|4GB DDR1 ECC\|Storage (SCSI): 3x10k 72GB + 10k 300GB + 15k 300GB + Ultrium460 tape drive\|Storage (SATA): Adaptec 2810SA + WD Caviar 250GB + Seagate 250GB\| Other: HP Proliant DL380 G5\|Xeon 5150\|4GB FB DDR2 ECC\|HP Smart Array P400-256MB cache\|3x10k 146GB SAS in RAID 0 + 10k 146GB SAS\|2x800W\|ATi FireGL V7700\| HP Proliant DL320 G5\|Xeon 3150\|1GB FB DDR2 ECC\|2x80GB RAID 0

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Software:	Windows 7 Pro x64

Mar 22, 2013, 04:21 PM	#15
Ahhzz Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ga Posts: 1,033 (0.54/day) Thanks: 663 Thanked 254 Times in 203 Posts System Specs	Used to turn it off over night, but since last Fall, I've been running it in the evening for 4 or 5 hours, 2 hours in the morning, and Sleep in between. Restart it once every week or two, just to refresh. __________________ Spoiler “I like my iPod carrying cases the way I like my women: water-resistant, polyurethane, cheap, and easily stored.” "Also, Vader is Luke's father, Snape kills Dumbledore, and Bruce Willis was dead the whole time." My Heat

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Mar 22, 2013, 04:22 PM	#16
cadaveca My name is Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Great White North Posts: 10,773 (4.14/day) Thanks: 4,496 Thanked 5,227 Times in 3,209 Posts System Specs	there was no suitable option for me. I turn my PC on when I get up @ 7am, and turn it off usually around 11 PM, so about 16 hours a day. That's longer than I have the lights on in my house for. what's more interesting to me is that I have 13 lightbulbs total in my house, and each is a 25W fluorescent bulb. That's 325W total, if I have all my lights on, every single one in every room(which never happens). My gaming rig with OC pulls 1225W(monitors and stereo included). Almost 3x as much. Thank god I don't game all day long every day. __________________ Gadgets, Phones, Tablets, Cameras, TVs, HiFi...NextPowerUp -Only real men play games THIS way.

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Motherboard:	ASUS Maximmus V Formula
Cooling:	Corsair H100
Memory:	16 GB G.Skill F3-2666C11Q-16GTXD
Video Card:	AMD Radeon HD7950 3GB x2 w/AMD Catalyst 12.10
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CRT/LCD Model:	3x Dell U2412M
Case:	LianLi T60
Sound Card:	N/A
PSU:	Silverstone Strider 750W GOLD
Software:	Windows 8 Pro
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Mar 22, 2013, 04:39 PM	#17
gigantor21 Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 1 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have it on in the morning (7-9AM) and don't turn it off until bed (12-2AM). So at least 16 hours at minimum. I can't pick anything on the poll.

Mar 22, 2013, 04:45 PM	#18
natr0n Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FL,USA Posts: 1,123 (2.34/day) Thanks: 241 Thanked 576 Times in 295 Posts System Specs	24/7/365 unless a storm or power outage happens. __________________ My Youtube Channel

Processor:	Phenom II X6 1100T @ 3.5 GHz/NB @ 3.0 GHz
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Video Card:	MSI 7870 HAWK GHz Edition - 1100/1200
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PSU:	Corsair TX650
Software:	Win7Pro64 / WinXP64 + (Services Tuned)

Mar 22, 2013, 04:46 PM	#19
AlienIsGOD Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kingston, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,607 (1.49/day) Thanks: 4,327 Thanked 1,110 Times in 633 Posts System Specs	I run my PC 24/7. the closest i get to turning it off is when i go to bed; I crunch while i sleep so the monitor goes off along with keyboard lighting. Other than that i turn it OFF for 1 night every 2 or 3 weeks. __________________ Crunching Hardware CPU: i5 3570K and i5 2400 = 8 cores GPU: 7870 (8 wu's) and 7770 (4 wu's) = 1920 GCN cores (no GPU wu's atm)

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Hard Disk:	500GB OS / 500GB Data \| Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD / 2 x Seagate 500GB \| 320GB
Optical Drive:	Asus 22x DVD/CD Combo Drive \| ? \|
CRT/LCD Model:	LG Flatron IPS226 22" IPS 5ms \| Phillips 227E 22" IPS 7ms / 40" Samsung 550 LCD HDTV \| 15.6" LCD
Case:	Antec P280 \| Thermaltake Soprano Snow Edition
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC898 w/ Logitech z623 \| Realtek ALC892 w/ SB X-FI MB2 software w/ Logitech x540
PSU:	Corsair HX1000W \| Thermaltake TR2 500W
Software:	Windows 7 Home 64 Bit \| Windows 7 Home 64 Bit \| Windows 7 Home 64 Bit
Benchmarks:	benchmarks are for noobs, real men crunch WCG for TPU \m/

Mar 22, 2013, 04:47 PM	#20
qubit Overclocked quantum bit Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Quantumville UK Posts: 8,649 (4.33/day) Thanks: 4,178 Thanked 3,303 Times in 1,943 Posts System Specs	Kinda depends. When I'm doing my day job it tends to be on between 7-12 hours or so. When I'm on leave, I might leave it on 24/7. __________________ Siggie in the post.