Computer Power Consumption
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What is Exact power Consumption of a PC ?
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What is Exact power Consumption of a PC ?
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cant say really there are so many factors that effect it e.g. a HT processor or PCI Ex Slot and Graphic card, or a SATA II drive etc. If only they could see what I see in my mind
I got it. Thanks google :-D! http://windows.uwaterloo.ca/Hardware/PC_Power_Consumption.asp[^]
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I got it. Thanks google :-D! http://windows.uwaterloo.ca/Hardware/PC_Power_Consumption.asp[^]
shadrach_india wrote:
http://windows.uwaterloo.ca/Hardware/PC\_Power\_Consumption.asp\[^\]
that is a single example of a single machine. It really is component specific. nVidia Geforce 6800ultras ran 125watt consumption whereas the 7800ultra dropped that value to 115Watt. Overclocking runs up power consumption, each drive takes 10-12watts, so a machine with 9 hard-drives has significantly more power consumption than a single drive computer. DVD/CD drives also take power about 7-9watt, though it is more common to find only one than an array of 6. AMD vs. Intel, the power consumption varies based on chip and date and go all over the charts from 40watt to 175watt. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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shadrach_india wrote:
http://windows.uwaterloo.ca/Hardware/PC\_Power\_Consumption.asp\[^\]
that is a single example of a single machine. It really is component specific. nVidia Geforce 6800ultras ran 125watt consumption whereas the 7800ultra dropped that value to 115Watt. Overclocking runs up power consumption, each drive takes 10-12watts, so a machine with 9 hard-drives has significantly more power consumption than a single drive computer. DVD/CD drives also take power about 7-9watt, though it is more common to find only one than an array of 6. AMD vs. Intel, the power consumption varies based on chip and date and go all over the charts from 40watt to 175watt. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
AMD vs. Intel, the power consumption varies based on chip and date and go all over the charts from 40watt to 175watt.
Your range needs widened a bit. The new AM2 socket chips are available in a 31(?)W version. The price premium was IIRC ~$30 over the 60w version and $60 over the standard 100w one. The lower wattage ratings only dropped one or two performance steps at each level. This will be good for people wanting desktop cpus in their laptops or trying to make silent HTPC systems.
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
AMD vs. Intel, the power consumption varies based on chip and date and go all over the charts from 40watt to 175watt.
Your range needs widened a bit. The new AM2 socket chips are available in a 31(?)W version. The price premium was IIRC ~$30 over the 60w version and $60 over the standard 100w one. The lower wattage ratings only dropped one or two performance steps at each level. This will be good for people wanting desktop cpus in their laptops or trying to make silent HTPC systems.
dan neely wrote:
Your range needs widened a bit. The new AM2 socket chips are available in a 31(?)W version.
I wasn't trying to be exact, I just used the processors we use... but if you want to be... the desktop Centrino processors were coming in under 25watt. :-D Basically, the power wanders all over the chart... and next releases just make it wander more.... It really pays to look up your processor, your motherboard, your drives and your graphics card if you really want to know.... of course the other way is to turn off as much as possible, check a background usage of watts/hour at your location, turn on the computer and get it that way.... or they sell power draw measuring devices. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)