PS3, Wii, and XboX 360 power consumption compared.

[Googer]

I am amazed at how well engineered the Wii really is.

 

[Gatecrasher3]

hahaha, its like a light bulb

 

[FoBoT]

that was interesting

are you sure you meant to post it to OT ?

 

[TraumaRN]

Wow....the Wii uses like NO power.

 

[ballmode]

wow

i need to start turning off my pc at night

 

[Acanthus]

I cant say im suprised, its about 1/5th of the transistors as well.

 

[schneiderguy]

Originally posted by: Googer
I am amazed at how well engineered the Wii really is.

Actually, the Wii is really badly engineered. I can assure you that my ti-84 calculator draws much less power than the wii. The TI-84 must be the best engineered device known to man!!!!!!!

 

[SsupernovaE]

I wonder what the flops per watt for each console is.

 

[Kerouactivist]

Originally posted by: ballmode
wow

i need to start turning off my pc at night

Me too jeez

 

[Heifetz]

The wii doesn't draw any power because it does not have nearly the same horsepower as the PS3, Xbox360 and PC. What does the connect 24 do anyways, other than poll for updates, which it doesn't even download automatically.

 

[handoverfist]

We got a winner! Juice by tappy! Juice by tappy!

 

[aphex]

Well I guess thats what happens when you put out a system that graphically competes with an Xbox and a PS2....

 

[randay]

god... you dont wanna know what i have to say...

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: aphex
Well I guess thats what happens when you put out a system that graphically competes with an Xbox and a PS2....

i agree, as a wii owner id like to see some comparison to ps2 power. i know wii is not in the same league as ps3 already. and for that matter, i mean the ps2 slim.-

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: randay
god... you dont wanna know what i have to say...

is it... "thats wiiitarded"

 

[archcommus]

Concerning PC power use...

Yeah, that's high. Then again that's an incredibly powerful system they have there. When I'm at home and work 9-5 five days a week, I turn my PC off from when I go to bed around 1 until I get back on at 6 PM the next day. That just makes sense and is obvious. But during the weekends I never feel like turning it off at night, and at school they pay for the power so I just leave it on. Next year when I'm in my own apartment though who knows what I'll do. I defintely don't want to do a cold boot every day because then Vista has to reload all my cache. Maybe I'll do Vista's new deep sleep thing.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: TheGizmo

Originally posted by: randay
god... you dont wanna know what i have to say...

is it... "thats wiiitarded"

edit: nm

 

[mugs]

I don't really care how much power my video games consume.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: archcommus
Concerning PC power use...

Yeah, that's high. Then again that's an incredibly powerful system they have there. When I'm at home and work 9-5 five days a week, I turn my PC off from when I go to bed around 1 until I get back on at 6 PM the next day. That just makes sense and is obvious. But during the weekends I never feel like turning it off at night, and at school they pay for the power so I just leave it on. Next year when I'm in my own apartment though who knows what I'll do. I defintely don't want to do a cold boot every day because then Vista has to reload all my cache. Maybe I'll do Vista's new deep sleep thing.

Errr...you pay for the power. What do you think your dorm fees and all the other stuff you pay goes towards? (unless you are on a full scholarship of course)

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: mugs
I don't really care how much power my video games consume.

Likewise. I shut them off and on, just like the TV.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: archcommus
Concerning PC power use...

Yeah, that's high. Then again that's an incredibly powerful system they have there. When I'm at home and work 9-5 five days a week, I turn my PC off from when I go to bed around 1 until I get back on at 6 PM the next day. That just makes sense and is obvious. But during the weekends I never feel like turning it off at night, and at school they pay for the power so I just leave it on. Next year when I'm in my own apartment though who knows what I'll do. I defintely don't want to do a cold boot every day because then Vista has to reload all my cache. Maybe I'll do Vista's new deep sleep thing.

Errr...you pay for the power. What do you think your dorm fees and all the other stuff you pay goes towards? (unless you are on a full scholarship of course)

Well yeah of course, but is my tuition going to be reduced if I turn my computer off at night? No.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: bthorny

Originally posted by: ballmode
wow

i need to start turning off my pc at night

Me too jeez

Expect to save $20-50+ per month when you do. And SLI users will save more than that.

 

[I4AT]

I love how the $250 Wii can't even be included in the DVD playback test.

 

[Lonyo]

They should have tested NFS: Carbon across all 4 platforms, to give an even test.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: bthorny

Originally posted by: ballmode
wow

i need to start turning off my pc at night

Me too jeez

Expect to save $20-50+ per month when you do. And SLI users will save more than that.

With the rig in my sig, noooo way is that accurate. My house has two computers in it running almost 24/7 and the electric bill when we're not using the A/C is around $80/month TOTAL. This is for a three person house and is including the fridge, washer/dryer, all lights, the entire bill.