Ask HN: Should I turn off my idle machine over the weekend?

Re:Ask HN: Should I turn off my idle machine over the weekend? by sp332 on Friday September 27, 2019 @02:21PM (#21094739)

Yes. At least put it in standby and make sure nothing wakes it up while you're gone.

Here, try this: https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-power-gadget...

What's your GPU?

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Re:Ask HN: Should I turn off my idle machine over the weekend? by LinuxBender on Friday September 27, 2019 @03:21PM (#21095408)

Modern GPU's support power saving. In linux you can see it with PowerTop and you can toggle it on / off.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I turn off my idle machine over the weekend? by georgem4 on Friday September 27, 2019 @03:47PM (#21095620)

powertop is great for figuring out what is bringing the CPU out of idle states too. One tip is to close your web browser as it's probably going to be one of the most wasteful things to leave running.

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