How much power does a computer use?

[AcidDrag0n]

Compared to all other things like microwave, fridge, ect. I've heard that the monitor is the thing that uses the most. How much does it cost you a month to leave it on 24/7?

[Tyler]

its actually a lot better to leave it on 24/7.


everytime you turn on the computer it sucks more power to spin the drives, and boot up the OS.


when you leave the computer on all the time.. just turn the monitor off and put it on sleep mode.. its very power effecient

[Deoxyribonucleicvitriol]

Yah... doesn't suck a significant amount of power, and it's better for the sytem to just leave it on. Not if you have cable and are foolish and don't protect your PC with virus scan and a firewall, but for the most part, it is better.

[95Batmobile]

My average electricity bill was about $25 a month living by myself... that is with all the lights, electric stove and oven I used EVERY night, AC every once in a while, and computer on every single day of the month.

They use no electricity at all...

[Justin Kirkham]

If a computer processor is running 24/7, it will cost about $3.50 a month, or about $40.00 a year. That is ignoring the monitor, and if the CPU is running at 100%.

-Justin

[12secondv6]

Mine is powered by a hampster... no power useage at all.

[KBeezy]

Originally posted by 12secondv6:
Mine is powered by a hampster... no power useage at all.

Surprised its not nitrous.

[12secondv6]

That cools it down and speeds up my download time.

Jeez, do you think I would use nitrous oxide ALL the time???? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Hee hee, I'm working on this though :D

[bu-bye]

Originally posted by 12secondv6:
Mine is powered by a hampster... no power useage at all.

No, No, James not your Neon, your computer.

[img]graemlins/naughty.gif[/img] WA, wa, waaaaaa

[kamarozrule]

Originally posted by bu-bye:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 12secondv6:
Mine is powered by a hampster... no power useage at all.

No, No, James not your Neon, your computer.

[img]graemlins/naughty.gif[/img] WA, wa, waaaaaa </font>[/QUOTE]HAHA [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

[cero]

Originally posted by 12secondv6:
That cools it down and speeds up my download time.

Jeez, do you think I would use nitrous oxide ALL the time???? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Hee hee, I'm working on this though :D

naw not nitrous all the time, but how much is left after the weight reduction?

[3.4 [deployed]]

he hasn't broken out the sawz-all, so there's still little bits of reduction to be had.

[12secondv6]

Damn neon haters :(

As for weight reduction on the puter..... hmmmmm, it is electrical..... I'd probably cut all the wires and colorful thingies in there... that would be bad.

I refrain from weight reduction....so I spray it MORE!!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[chas]

one of the computers at work tripped its 3-phase 100A breaker during startup. its the 'small' computer.

[eXzodious]

Originally posted by AcidDrag0n:
Compared to all other things like microwave, fridge, ect. I've heard that the monitor is the thing that uses the most. How much does it cost you a month to leave it on 24/7?

Depends on the power supply you have in the machine, power supplies usually start at 300-350 Watts for a run of the mill power supply and you can get 600 Watts and more depending on the configuration and needs of the hardware. But a 15 inch monitor uses about 150 Watts but ofcorse it changes with monitor size. I leave the thing on all the time they are pretty much made to be left on all the time if anything is going to just stop working from being constantly on usually its the power supply no big deal there they run about 40 bucks for a decent 400 Watt.