Computer's power consumption?

[GeNome]

Hey all, I was wondering if somebody could tell me the average power consumption of a computer? Per hour or something like that would be helpful. TIA!

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: Caboose
Hey all, I was wondering if somebody could tell me the average power consumption of a computer? Per hour or something like that would be helpful. TIA!

Go to my web page Digital Portfolios, and go to my machine blog ("Fullmetal Chocobo" under blogs). It has the specs, and the power consumption there.

 

[furballi]

A modern A64 CPU with one floppy, one DVD burner, 1GB RAM, and an average video card will pull approximately 180-200 watts.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: furballi
A modern A64 CPU with one floppy, one DVD burner, 1GB RAM, and an average video card will pull approximately 180-200 watts.

I would put it higher than that esp. under load....but depends on how many hard drives....what is an "average" gfx card and such.

 

[dexvx]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: furballi
A modern A64 CPU with one floppy, one DVD burner, 1GB RAM, and an average video card will pull approximately 180-200 watts.

I would put it higher than that esp. under load....but depends on how many hard drives....what is an "average" gfx card and such.

Average would probably be mainstream, or a Geforce 7600GS, Radeon 1600XT type of card. And yes, thats about the load power draw.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: dexvx

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: furballi
A modern A64 CPU with one floppy, one DVD burner, 1GB RAM, and an average video card will pull approximately 180-200 watts.

I would put it higher than that esp. under load....but depends on how many hard drives....what is an "average" gfx card and such.

Average would probably be mainstream, or a Geforce 7600GS, Radeon 1600XT type of card. And yes, thats about the load power draw.

Did some research...and ya that's about right...I wouldn't have said much higher anyway

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Hey, sweet, I can access my web server again at work... So here are the measurements of power usage on my machine, as measured with a Seasonic Power Angel.

3.73 amps
445 watts
0.03 kw
450 VA.

Not too bad for my machine. My power supplies are running at 40% capacity.

 

[Jiggz]

Originally posted by: Caboose
Hey all, I was wondering if somebody could tell me the average power consumption of a computer? Per hour or something like that would be helpful. TIA!

Here's a tool to get the guess work out of it, Power Minder