Computer Power Usage

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: CheesePoofs
Anyone know about how much money per month that translates to, average? I seem to be out of it today, I have no idea even where to begin to figure that out.

How much do you pay for electricity?

 

[CupCak3]

amount per month = price per KWhr * watts * hours/day used * number of days in month / 1000

 

[fartbag]

I recently gathered the following data using a "kill a watt":
portable heater = 800 watts
vacuum = 1100 watts
1905FP 19 inch lcd w/usb = 33 watts
17 inch lcd = 27 watts
19 inch CRT = 85 watts
R3000z w/Athlon 64 3000+ = 40 watts
Self built 2XAthlon 2600 MP = 230 watts
Dell 1600SC XEON 2.4 Gig 1XU320 36GB =130 watts
Dell 1600SC XEON 3.0 Gig 2XU320 36GB = 118 watts
Network (cable modem, router, switch) = 41 watts
SAN FC2501 with 8xFC 36 GB HDs = 203 watts

 

[Assimilator1]

The 3GHz Xeon uses less power?😕

Originally posted by: BadThad

Originally posted by: Assimilator1
What he says ^^^ 😉

Thanks BT ,fancy coming over here & measuring my systems? 😉

Sure, when will you be sending my ticket? 😛

lol 😀

 

[fartbag]

That mystified me too. The only other difference in the 2.4Ghz system is a FX5200 pci video card which may draw the extra juice.... The 3Ghz is running with integrated 8MB video.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Is it based off of the same process? Or is the 3GHz off of the new 90 process?

 

[BOLt]

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
Is it based off of the same process? Or is the 3GHz off of the new 90 process?

The manufacturing process is my guess as to the discrepancy in power draw.

 

[BadThad]

Originally posted by: fartbag
I recently gathered the following data using a "kill a watt":
portable heater = 800 watts
vacuum = 1100 watts
1905FP 19 inch lcd w/usb = 33 watts
17 inch lcd = 27 watts
19 inch CRT = 85 watts
R3000z w/Athlon 64 3000+ = 40 watts
Self built 2XAthlon 2600 MP = 230 watts
Dell 1600SC XEON 2.4 Gig 1XU320 36GB =130 watts
Dell 1600SC XEON 3.0 Gig 2XU320 36GB = 118 watts
Network (cable modem, router, switch) = 41 watts
SAN FC2501 with 8xFC 36 GB HDs = 203 watts

What is "kill a watt"?

 

[The Reaper]

Originally posted by: BadThad

Originally posted by: fartbag
I recently gathered the following data using a "kill a watt":
portable heater = 800 watts
vacuum = 1100 watts
1905FP 19 inch lcd w/usb = 33 watts
17 inch lcd = 27 watts
19 inch CRT = 85 watts
R3000z w/Athlon 64 3000+ = 40 watts
Self built 2XAthlon 2600 MP = 230 watts
Dell 1600SC XEON 2.4 Gig 1XU320 36GB =130 watts
Dell 1600SC XEON 3.0 Gig 2XU320 36GB = 118 watts
Network (cable modem, router, switch) = 41 watts
SAN FC2501 with 8xFC 36 GB HDs = 203 watts

What is "kill a watt"?

http://www.smarthome.com/9034.html

 

[Assimilator1]

And here's the British version ,which I shall be buying soon. 🙂

 

[kb3edk]

Originally posted by: networkman
Yes, temperature plays a big part in whether I run alot of PCs or not, and at what times of the year. Once I hit my goal of 1 million in the E@H project, I'll be shutting down a number of the older/slower rigs, as it will be spring-time going into early summer anyway, and I'll not want to run AC to cool the house with PCs running generating excess heat. 😉 In the winter it's a whole other story.

I live in a small one bedroom apartment and have three DC/gaming rigs, two monitors, and a laptop turned on 24/7.

I haven't turned the heat on inside my apartment yet this winter. It's been a pretty mild winter here in Philly but still...

Electric bill is up about $50/month from the days of old before I got into DC (2004)... it will go up a little more since the local electric company just got permission from the state government to raise rates.

My neighbors in the other apartments in the building are paying around $75 each per month for gas.

Of course this all changes in the summer months when my electric bill goes up $100 so I can run the AC...