ok so i often leave my computer to download stuff at night.is it possible to somehow lower my power consumption and possibly the noise which i am downloading at night?

Yes you can turn the screen off
I can't think of anything else

i always turn off the screen...anything else?

Oh just thought of one

Make sure that your meter is set for night time tariff (at the switchboard)
Pretty sure it will be anyway

arghhh.can anyone tell if intel DG31PR mobo can control fan speed or not?cuz my fan remains at a constant speed all the time...whereas on my bro's pc which has intel D945GNT mobo the fan noise changes as if it is going faster when a game is being played or movie is being watched

Yes I found it in your manual: http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dg31pr/sb/d9918201_en.pdf



And no more changing subjects

then y doesnt my fan slow down?