[background]i like to keep my computer on as much as possible, it's about 3-4 minutes from being straight off to being online with my applications running. but my power bills are getting pricey, so we're trying to cut back as much as possible. up until now, i just turn off my computer when i go to sleep (or when i know i'm going to be gone for at least 5-6 hours), but it's still a pain in the butt. however, today i learned an important fact about power supplies - a 300 watt power supply doesn't use 300 watts an hour! it just supplies the wattage to the different components as they need it, or so i'm told.[/background]
so, here's the question: assuming that i wasn't lied to, how much power does each part of the computer use, on average? (idle and active)
this is what i have on mine:
1 5400 rpm drive
1 7200 rpm drive
1 16x cdrw
1 3x dvdrom
regular nic
sb live
voodoo2 (yeah, i know )
ati @play98
p2 450 w/128 mb ram
optical mouse
kb
smartmedia/compactflash usb reader
speakers that are supposed to turn themselves off after some unknown period of use (aka logitech x2)
that's about it (nomad 2 docking station, scanner are self powered, and run through powered usb hub). i'd be very grateful for info! thanks!
so, here's the question: assuming that i wasn't lied to, how much power does each part of the computer use, on average? (idle and active)
this is what i have on mine:
1 5400 rpm drive
1 7200 rpm drive
1 16x cdrw
1 3x dvdrom
regular nic
sb live
voodoo2 (yeah, i know )
ati @play98
p2 450 w/128 mb ram
optical mouse
kb
smartmedia/compactflash usb reader
speakers that are supposed to turn themselves off after some unknown period of use (aka logitech x2)
that's about it (nomad 2 docking station, scanner are self powered, and run through powered usb hub). i'd be very grateful for info! thanks!
