# power usage

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-usage/13208>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [June 12, 2006, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-usage/13208 "2006-06-12T08:30:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-usage/13208/1 "2006-06-12T08:30:05Z")

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About how much electricity does a home computer use if it’s left on 24/7?

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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-usage/13208/2 "2006-06-12T08:32:08Z")

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Not a lot.

Turn off HD after 20 minutes, trust me, you’ll love me later.

I still have 2 12.5GB IBM Deskstars (7200 RPM!!) from 1999 that have yet to die, they have been on for like 24/7 pretty much since I first built my computer.

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**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-usage/13208/3 "2006-06-12T08:34:18Z")

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i dont think he cares about it dieing… he wants to run it 24/7 and wants to know how much his powa bill is going to go up…

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-usage/13208/4 "2006-06-12T08:53:43Z")

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> [@Daddie](#):
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> Not a lot.
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> Turn off HD after 20 minutes, trust me, you’ll love me later.
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> I still have 2 12.5GB IBM Deskstars (7200 RPM!!) from 1999 that have yet to die, they have been on for like 24/7 pretty much since I first built my computer.

2GB Segate SCSI drive from 1995 still running in my server to this day. Only one cluster error that occured in 2001. Yay for fluid bearings 🙂

On average I think I figured the cost to be $15-25 a month assuming a constant draw around 200W

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-usage/13208/5 "2006-06-12T09:05:13Z")

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I always wondered this myself… but dont know for sure. Since I’ve been leaving my computer on my bill has went up maybe 10.00 a month… but half of the time I forget to shut the monitor off (big old CAD crt… generates ALOT of heat) so I attribute that to some of it

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-usage/13208/6 "2006-06-12T09:13:27Z")

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:gotme: The only time my computer is off is when there is a power outage.

I don’t have the patience to sit through start-up everyday.:biglaugh:

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**Author:** ![germanspec330i](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@germanspec330i](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/germanspec330i)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-usage/13208/7 "2006-06-12T09:46:36Z")

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[http://www.techreviewer.com/viewpage.cfm/ui/040226130555](http://www.techreviewer.com/viewpage.cfm/ui/040226130555)

Your looking at, on average, around $100/year if left on 24/7.

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**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/power-usage/13208/8 "2006-06-12T11:27:49Z")

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> [@Locutus](#):
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> i dont think he cares about it dieing… he wants to run it 24/7 and wants to know how much his powa bill is going to go up…

exactly