Cost of running computers

ps2cho

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• Aug 22, 2005

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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?

 

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• Aug 22, 2005

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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.

 

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BrutalDrew

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• Aug 22, 2005

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I remember there was a topic here a while ago explaining this. I may have found it in the FAH forum.

 

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ps2cho

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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

 

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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

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Thats for 10 hours a week of use. People normally use their PCs more than that.

 

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• Aug 22, 2005

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Yeah. There are a lot of variables you need to add into the equation to figure power usage and cost.