ps2cho Member Joined Oct 13, 2004 Aug 22, 2005 #1 Ok i really need to get this straight. How much does running 24/7 a computer run a month? I know that CPU usage and PSU affects how much it costs. So lets say, 15% CPU usage 24/7 for a month on a 300w PSU. How much would this cost a month to run?
Ok i really need to get this straight. How much does running 24/7 a computer run a month? I know that CPU usage and PSU affects how much it costs. So lets say, 15% CPU usage 24/7 for a month on a 300w PSU. How much would this cost a month to run?
9 9mmCensor Disabled Joined Oct 23, 2003 Location Banned Camp Aug 22, 2005 #2 What is the cost of electricity per kilowatt hour where you live? Are you going to include the monitor being on? There is a PC Power Consumption calculator somewhere on the net. A bit of googling would prove to be useful.
What is the cost of electricity per kilowatt hour where you live? Are you going to include the monitor being on? There is a PC Power Consumption calculator somewhere on the net. A bit of googling would prove to be useful.
B BrutalDrew Member Joined May 22, 2005 Location NY Aug 22, 2005 #3 I remember there was a topic here a while ago explaining this. I may have found it in the FAH forum.
OP ps2cho Member Joined Oct 13, 2004 Aug 22, 2005 Thread Starter #4 http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/computers.html I found this site. It suggests that using a Desktop alone is about 65 watts, which is about $5 a year 24/7
http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/computers.html I found this site. It suggests that using a Desktop alone is about 65 watts, which is about $5 a year 24/7
9 9mmCensor Disabled Joined Oct 23, 2003 Location Banned Camp Aug 22, 2005 #5 ps2cho said: http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/computers.html I found this site. It suggests that using a Desktop alone is about 65 watts, which is about $5 a year 24/7 Click to expand... Thats for 10 hours a week of use. People normally use their PCs more than that.
ps2cho said: http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/computers.html I found this site. It suggests that using a Desktop alone is about 65 watts, which is about $5 a year 24/7 Click to expand... Thats for 10 hours a week of use. People normally use their PCs more than that.
JakeCourtney Registered Joined Aug 1, 2005 Location Liberty, IL Aug 22, 2005 #6 Yeah. There are a lot of variables you need to add into the equation to figure power usage and cost.