Post how many PCs you run 24/7 at home ?

[yaboy]

None really, only rarely leave on over night

 

[Sinque]

None. I wake up and turn my computer on, start my downloads, defrags etc then go to school, turn it off when I go to bed. I used to leave it on 24/7 but I can't sleep with the light coming from the beast

 

[Margaret]

None, im not a geek

What does that have to do with anything?

Anyway, I wouldn't say 24/7 but mine is left on 6/7 nights probably, I use it most of the day but I just leave it on instead, saves hassle and I do download quite often. But not recently.

 

[Glaucus]

None, don't see the point. Unless you have a server.

 

[Darkwave]

I don't run any machines 24/7, and I don't understand why people do at home unless they're really into folding or some other reasonably worthwhile task. My main/gaming machine and my HTPC are both off whenever not in use, especially at night.

My router, however, is on 24/7.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

I have one 24/7 PC which is is as cut down as possible to cut down power consumption. Its main use is a DVR for recording from my security cameras, and streaming the dogs webcam.

 

[Darkwave]

Its main use is a DVR for recording from my security cameras

See, this is and example of a good reason to have a 24/7 PC in the home.

 

[leezer3]

A single Linux server (Unimatrix-01 )- As you might guess, its constantly downloading & serves all my media files to the rest of the network. (Voyager- The laptop, Enterprise- The desktop & Defiant- XBMC Xbox. I admit I considered using the registry numbers, but that was just too geeky!)

I also run various web-based bits & pieces on the server to allow me to access & config the server/ downloads remotely and have various directories accessible via remote FTP.

 

[lay-z-boy]

Hooooooooooly thread revival

See, this is and example of a good reason to have a 24/7 PC in the home.

What? And a server isn't?

 

[Christo]

I have 1 PC and its pretty much totally silent, because of this I leave it on pretty much 24/7 especially as it is usually downloading something - it suspends when its not used anyway.

 

[Wicksta]

I leave my main PC on most of the time but that is it these days. A few years ago I had a media PC (linux/freevo) which I used as a PVR and also a DNS/web/fileserver which were on 24x7 but since moving back to the UK I got Sky+ and harddisk capacity/price has changed so much I don't really need a dedicated RAID5 machine anymore to store my media. Also I've got a colocated server for my web/dns/ssh needs now.

The only reason I leave my main PC on now is laziness, plus I download quite a bit. However since getting 20mbps O2 broadband things seem to download in about a 10th of the time so maybe that will go out of the window too.

 

[Darkwave]

What? And a server isn't?

Depends, what does your server do at night when everyone is in bed?

Obviously depends on if you mean a web server or a file server of course.

 

[nikebee]

None...

My Media Centre gets left on occasionally overnight if theres something I want to record overnight, or early morning when I know I wont be up to turn it on.

 

[Psyk]

I leave one PC on 24/7 because I'm extremely wasteful. Quite often the other PC in the house is left on, but I don't use that so I can't be blamed for that.

I really should turn my PC off more. When I'm at home I leave it on overnight and there's no excuse for that really. When I'm in my place in Bristol, I do turn it off at night because it's in my room. During the day I use it on and off throughout the day so I leave it on. I probably should leave it on if I go out for the day.

 

[InvaderGIR]

Just the one that's on 24/7, it's a download server, and once I have a couple parts it'll be a file server too.

I hate having loads of PCs on, unless they are being used...but my house mates don't seem to see that it is just wasting power having theirs on when not being used...even after a hefty bill that was only for 3 people...should make for interesting bills when all 5 of us are here...

InvG

 

[[TR]SweetSpotOz]

What? And a server isn't?

If half of the people in this thread would get over themselves and not just use a server for the sake of using a server then maybe it would be.

 

[celliott]

Mine's on overnight if im downloading something, apart from that none.

 

[Crossy]

None

 

[marl]

I always turn my PC off when i'm finished working with it!

 

[teaboy5]

If half of the people in this thread would get over themselves and not just use a server for the sake of using a server then maybe it would be.

I know this is what i could laugh at, is there any called to have a file server when the pc your on could do the job.