Computer's dont use that much electric

[]Omegatron said:<br />Computer's dont use that much electric [/]<br /><br />I'm going to have to beg to differ. Ever since I've been running UD my electric bill has increased dramaticaly <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Of course, I'm running 4 machines too. But I'm paying at least 20 dollars more a month when the machines run and are crunching numbers 24/7 compared to when they weren't and they were in power saving mode most of the day.

I plug mine into next doors supply <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Is that a prearranged thing? You provide the machine, they provide the power, or is it one of those selfless things where they don't even know they're helping to fight cancer? <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

haha<br /><br />Yeah I don't mind.. it just kinda bothers me I'm helping to fight cancer, but the electric company is getting some of that money <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />But either way, I'm approaching 250,000 points, and at that time I'm going to retire my main workhorse machine to scheduled UD times to try and reduce my monthly electric bill, especially considering that it is going to be a long cold winter, and our gas prices are going through the roof <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Here's an interesting experiment for those of you running 2+ machines... shut them all down (if you can) go out to your power meter and watch how fast the dial spins...<br /><br />Then, go inside, power them all up, monitors too and THEN look at that dial... There is a marked difference. hehe<br /><br />I think mine is spinning so fast, if I could somehow harness that disk I could go back in time! <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />There is a marked difference in power usage though as I run more machines in my home. hehe

Well, I'm just a a thousand or two points away from 250,000 and the next color bean!<br /><br />So hook me up <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

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I'm still not a coffee bean <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Oh I missed the request before. - sorry. <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

woohoo, thanks <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif" alt="" />

Looks like I finally have enough for bronze. Wooo. <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/woot.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />It'll take months to get to the next level with the PC I'm using. LOL

Sounds like its time for an upgrade. When you're done with the upgrade you can say: "Looks like the fight against cancer just got a bigger gun" in your best Stallone voice. <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/woot.gif" alt="" />

As much as I'd like to upgrade, I'm not running the software on my home PCs, I don't like leaving them on 24/7. <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />The one it's running on is on my work machine... which happens to be a very sloooow Compaq. <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> But every little bit counts right? <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Congrats. <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/woot.gif" alt="" />

wow josh, you broke it

What? What'd I break? <img src="http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

http://www.ubbdev.com/forum/uploads/avatars/9494.jpg<br /><br />gives a red box...

That's wierd - Jeremy what was it before?

It was just my head, it has been off and on showing up and not lately.