Computer usage help!

Idlevibe

Hey, I have a desktop computer that I play about 7-10 hours a day for work and games. But it uses a whole 400-450w due to the high demand CPU etc, I just wanted to know how much ele is this useing a day ?

Any help that would be awesome.

Hominu

How did you measure this? The best way is through a plug in meter such as a Killawatt or similar, they can tell you instant consumption and over the past 24 hours.

I'd be very surprised if it is taking 450 watts all the time, I have a high powered one and when at the desktop or using websites, it draws less than 200w, only spiking when playing games at high resolution. Still a big saving by switching it off overnight though.

macman

If it's really drawing 400W average (which I doubt) then at a typical 12p per kWh, it's using 0.4kWh per hour, which costs about 4.8p per hour.

Cardew

Welcome to the forum.

Just a thought - are you in UK or the USA?

Likewise I doubt that a desktop PC will be using 400w-450w - the power supply might be rated that high.

Idlevibe

Hey thank you all for replying, I am from the uk, and yeah I allways turn it off when I get a chance to save a bit of power

And yeah I was thinking of getting one of the meters to check the usage, could you suggest any decent ones but not to pricey.

googler

Drawing 400W is the equivalent of leaving a few lights on for the same duration.

Wywth

Idlevibe wrote: »

Hey, I have a desktop computer that I play about 7-10 hours a day for work and games. But it uses a whole 400-450w due to the high demand CPU etc, I just wanted to know how much ele is this useing a day ?

Any help that would be awesome.

You have a very sophisticated calculator in front of you. It's not just for playing War of Duty, Sonic the Hedgehog, or whatever other games you play on it.

macman

The temp you've got your heating set to while you enjoy your 7-12 hours gaming and working is far more relevant to your total energy consumption.
Heating and hot water are by far the main costs.

C_Mababejive

It does amaze me how much power PCs draw when idling/doing simple tasks.