a PC on 24 hr, I'm getting a bttering for leaving it on all the time, I need some ammunition to say it doesn't really cost that much.. hopefully

It say's 2 Amp on the back if that helps

Andy

 

No figures but I'm sure I've read the biggest spikes occur when you kick up a PC.

Also, starting up is the biggest strain on the components.

 

Agree with Chris. Your pc will last longer if it isn't switched on and off too many times. Thats a good enough excuse for me

Pc probably comsume the same as a (plucking figure out of thin air) 100 watt light bulb left on all day.

H

 

I was under the impression from science at school the more you use, the cheaper it gets per Unit?

 

nope... you pay for Kilowatts used per hours..


David

 

same kind of thing!

I leave my pc on weeks at a time just added more fans to keep cool

Si

 

P=IV so 2amps * 240v is 480 watts

That's if it's a constant 2amps not a peak figure........

You do have to net that off against the saving on your central heating with all the heat its generating though

 

Your PC is unlikely yo be be using 480W when idle, more like 100-200 with the monitor off.

I don't think even our servers run much over 300W and they're running 9 HDDs.

100W for 24 hours is 2.4KWh. At 10p per KWh (say) that's 24p a day, even cheaper if you have economy 7 overnight. And almost all that energy will come out as heat.

 

i leave mine downloading like weeks on end no probs! im worried about the router over heating???

Any surgestions?

Si

 

Routers are designed to be left on... even cheap ones... dont worry about it.. just dont cover it up with something.. and dont sit it on a carpet if it has feet, as youll get no air under it..

My firewall (486dx4 desktop pc) and home pc stay on ALL the time.. erm.. making use of my 256k connection Never worried about it... if case you are bothered the average house uses 7amp of elecy during the day.. With everything on in our house one evening we were only using 8amps..

Wouldnt worry about leaving it on... like said above it will come out in heat anyway...

David

 

Its not so much the router its the power supply!!

mines 512k hehe and getting 1mb soon

Si

 

like that is it then... im sure ntl are offering 2mb now..

David

 

woohoo consider it bought!

Isnt it £50 for the 1meg connection?

 

if you are worried about the amount of juicy the PC is taking, use a laptop. if that's not an option, make sure your PC got ACPI and APM install. it will power down components that are not used automatically.

 

I think you may be right... I could fancy that myself.. maybe next I think... I only pay 10 per month for my 256k dsl...

Does everything I need.. as I hammer it 24x7..

David

 

I once read that a PC burns as much electricity as a lightbulb (monitor not on)

 

The lightbulbs in this room are 15W low energy bulbs

 

leave mine on 4 weeks at a time, getting a 3* 40gb raid array soon then woohoo download the net! jack *** series all simpsons, Personal films mp3's cant wait! im paying £25 for the 512k and shared between 3pcs at the moment

 

I have a server, firewall, 2 desktops that are permanently on and 2 laptops that are frequently used with the 512 cable modem - can't say i notice a huge increse in the bill and the room stays nice and warm !!!!

just make sure that you have decent web defenses if you have a permanent web link