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Further, Windows works best when it's restarted now-and-then.
You would think so wouldnt you , but when I had a laptop my electric bill was less than 90 euro every two months , but my laptop died and I didnt have a laptop since march. Since then my electric bill went above 180 euro while I use my gaming rig most of the day. I bought a laptop two weeks ago because in the end my electric bill is too high keeping my gaming rig on just for browsing the internet.Seriously, why are we still having this discussion? PCs have come a long way in terms of power saving features and stability in the past decade. ACPI long ago replaced APM and is implemented in virtually every machine, S3 sleep has replaced S1 sleep. I would even say hybrid sleep has pushed hibernation into obsolescence. If you're so anal about how much juice a computer, monitor, or any device uses in standby then by all means unplug them or switch the mains off to your entire house when you're not using them. Nobody's forcing you not to.
To be honest, the only reason I linked this "Turn a PC Off or Leave It On?" article is because I want to know what you guys do. Personally, I have several PCs in the house and most are turned off every night but my main box (overclocked, 1000W PSU, 2x Radeon 6950's, Triple monitors) runs 24/7.
You would think so wouldnt you , but when I had a laptop my electric bill was less than 90 euro every two months , but my laptop died and I didnt have a laptop since march. Since then my electric bill went above 180 euro while I use my gaming rig most of the day. I bought a laptop two weeks ago because in the end my electric bill is too high keeping my gaming rig on just for browsing the internet.
I have 3 boxes, leave them all on 24/7 and put them to sleep.
I think it does take more energy to cold boot everyday, thento keep it on.
I also think its a wear and tear issue.
Windows 7 Hybrid sleep is where it's at!
I have three Intel core i7 desktop machines and a 17" laptop with a i7 mobile processor.
I have SSD drives in all but the laptop and we turn them off after use.
The SSD's just reduce boot time so it's not a factor.
Also an older custom built HTPC that goes into S3 standby.
Being greener is not impossible, plus the electric bill is a bit better.