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| Thread ID: 95474 | 2008-12-07 23:04:00 | kill a watt power usage meters in NZ | utopian201 (6245) | Press F1 |
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| 726499 | 2008-12-09 02:17:00 | I just got one a few hours ago (the DSE one). My system is quoted at 167W idle, 250W full load. System specs on my signature. | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 726500 | 2008-12-09 03:46:00 | Apparently they under report for things which use switching power supplies (computers, tvs, radios etc) and are only accurate for appliances with a resistive load (eg a kettle) qaz: Do you know if it measures true RMS? |
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| 726501 | 2008-12-09 05:34:00 | qaz: Do you know if it measures true RMS? No idea. :S More or less it might report up to 30W under the real consumption, though, as after reading up others' and reviews of 4870-based systems, I found that I have about the same rating at idle, but less when loaded. Reviewers systems didn't have cases I think, so they don't have system fans and don't have any fancy lights which I do, which I predict would bump up power consumption by about 20-30W. Still, I think I can safely say my PC consumes less than 300W at load and slightly less than 200W idle. FYI, my fridge consumes 112W, and CRT TV 45W. Man I'm having fun with this thing! :p |
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