Can someone with a Kill a Watt measure a system?

[SarcasticDwarf]

I'm trying to track down some basic numbers for a report I am doing. I need the following from (preferably) an older computer in the 1-2ghz range (15 or 17 inch CRT):

System in normal operation
System in suspend (monitor should go into standby)
System in hibernate (monitor should go into standby)


I would greatly appreciate if someone could do this. I tried Googling but my skills failed me.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Anyone?

 

[Kreon]

noob question: what is a Kill-a-Watt??

 

[RU482]

archived thread

Here is my input to that thread
according to my trusty Kill-a-watt, I am currently using 238W

XP2500
2 x 256MB pc3500
2 x 80GB drives
DVD-RAM drive
radeon 9700 pro
3 fans
19in CRT
Cable modem
Wired router
basic speakers
IP3000 printer

 

[Jeff7]

My Kill-A-Watt is at home.
I did measure my system at full CPU usage awhile ago. I think it measured 190 watts.

Seasonic 460W PSU
AthlonXP 2400+ @ 2.1GHz
7 x 7200rpm hard drives
Radeon 9800 Pro AGP videocard
Abit NF7-S rev2.0 motherboard

The system in hibernate should be the same as when it's powered off, because as I understand it, when a system hibernates, it copies the entire contents of the RAM to a file on the hard drive, and then shuts down.

Suspend will use some power, as considerable portions of the system remain active.

Alas, I did not measure the system's consumption in any other states.

 

[RU482]

FWIW, if you're curious, I recommend buying a kill-a-watt device. They're cheap, and once you get bored with it, you can FS/FT or ebay it and get most of your money back

 

[Evadman]

System in normal operation - 376 watts
System in suspend (monitor should go into standby) - 216 watts
System in hibernate (monitor should go into standby) - 17 watts

dual 1 ghz athlon dual 20 LCD's and a bunch of disk.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: redly1
FWIW, if you're curious, I recommend buying a kill-a-watt device. They're cheap, and once you get bored with it, you can FS/FT or ebay it and get most of your money back

I want to order one, but I need the data within the next few days. Also, I don't have any systems to test it on that are comparable to what I need (lower end systems by modern standards).

 

[Thorny]

It's been awhile but IIRC

100% use = ~220 watt

Idle = ~160 watt
Idle with monitor on standby = ~120 watt
Standby < 65 watt

Hibernate or off = 12 watt (wireless mouse, printer, router, cable modem and cell phone charger run on same circuit)

Equiptment
AIW 800XT
A64 3200 @ 2700mhz
1GB ram
2005FPW
2*160GB SATA HD
Antec 300 watt PSU

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: redly1
FWIW, if you're curious, I recommend buying a kill-a-watt device. They're cheap, and once you get bored with it, you can FS/FT or ebay it and get most of your money back

I want to order one, but I need the data within the next few days. Also, I don't have any systems to test it on that are comparable to what I need (lower end systems by modern standards).

I wish I could help you more, but I've got my meter set up to do a cumulative analysis of how much power my washing machine uses

 

[Thorny]

Originally posted by: redly1

I wish I could help you more, but I've got my meter set up to do a cumulative analysis of how much power my washing machine uses

If you've got one of those new HE front loaders prepare to be suprised. I had mine on for a month doing ~20 loads a week and the usage was minimal. Those things use next to nothing.

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: Thorny

Originally posted by: redly1

I wish I could help you more, but I've got my meter set up to do a cumulative analysis of how much power my washing machine uses

If you've got one of those new HE front loaders prepare to be suprised. I had mine on for a month doing ~20 loads a week and the usage was minimal. Those things use next to nothing.

Yeah, we bought a Whirlpool HE top loader (4.5Cu Ft capacity, Har har har) and it doesn't use jack to run a load of 12+ pairs of jeans. Also bought an Energy Star Dishwasher. It costs pennies to run a load of dishes with all the bells and whistles on the dishwasher set. Time to get an energy star fridge.