So here is my dilemma add or advise where you can.
So I used to be a gamer so I built a nice gaming PC. Well as I got old and lame I stopped gaming. I decided I would take this gaming PC and put it to some use. So I took out my two gaming video cards and replaced them with a video card that would better handle straight HDMI. Now I have a behemoth of a PC that acts as a server and HTPC. It has 8Gigs of ram a 750W Power supply a SSD for windows and 7 HDD for storage. The problem is with the server software running all of the time and all my other installs of XBMC (iPad, Original xbox, and a HTPC) using this one PC for storage i can't turn it off ever. I tried setting up magic packets and some automation but for some reason I cannot get them to work with this PC. So I am averaging about 165+ or - few KwH per month so I am spending about 17$ a month just to run this PC. Any ideas on how to save a little bit?
Thank you in advance.
So I used to be a gamer so I built a nice gaming PC. Well as I got old and lame I stopped gaming. I decided I would take this gaming PC and put it to some use. So I took out my two gaming video cards and replaced them with a video card that would better handle straight HDMI. Now I have a behemoth of a PC that acts as a server and HTPC. It has 8Gigs of ram a 750W Power supply a SSD for windows and 7 HDD for storage. The problem is with the server software running all of the time and all my other installs of XBMC (iPad, Original xbox, and a HTPC) using this one PC for storage i can't turn it off ever. I tried setting up magic packets and some automation but for some reason I cannot get them to work with this PC. So I am averaging about 165+ or - few KwH per month so I am spending about 17$ a month just to run this PC. Any ideas on how to save a little bit?
Thank you in advance.