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| Thread ID: 79165 | 2007-05-10 09:42:00 | How much power does a PC use? | darkbell (12194) | Press F1 |
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| 548801 | 2007-05-10 09:42:00 | Hi everyone, I'm just wondering how much powers does a computer use (doesn't have to be very specific) in 24 hours with a LCD monitor(always on), 500w power supply? thanks :D |
darkbell (12194) | ||
| 548802 | 2007-05-10 09:51:00 | I spose it depends on whats in it etc. An LCD wouldnt be a prob as its not actually using anything in it. Besides the videocard. Whats the specs of the PC itself and whats in it. hdd/cd/dvd etc |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 548803 | 2007-05-10 10:01:00 | Umm here are some of the main hardwares P4 3.2 Geforce 6600 120GB HDD Sata 160GB HDD sata 2x DVD-RW Power Box 500w thanks |
darkbell (12194) | ||
| 548804 | 2007-05-10 10:29:00 | Probably around 100W during idle. Maybe around 150W during load. Add about 50W for the LCD monitor. So that's about 200W max. But when you don't use it, the screen also turns off. So, that's about 100W. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 548805 | 2007-05-10 10:59:00 | Maybe a bit more. In this recent thread gf found that just the box averaged 140W.pressf1.pcworld.co.nz | PaulD (232) | ||
| 548806 | 2007-05-11 04:30:00 | The only accurate answer is: "as much as it needs" . :thumbs: A "500W" supply would pull a lot more than 500W if it was fully loaded, maybe 600-700W . PC supplies are not particularly efficient; they're designed to be cheap to make . However, it would be very unusual for one to be fully loaded . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 548807 | 2007-05-11 08:23:00 | Enermax has ~85% efficiency according to their website (tests show this is 80-83) but still good apparently. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
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