messing around with my kill a watt

[xtkxhom3r]

so i was messing around with my kill a watt today with the rig in my sig...

at idle it sucks out 395w @ 4.0 with ht

at prime load it goes to about 505-510w

with no cpu load and full gpu load from furmark i get 707-723w

with 100% cpu load and 100% gpu load its 808-835w

and the psu calculator from XS says i have a 900sum watt load so im going to say they are fairly accurate

i would've ran some 4.5 runs but i lost my profile after i flashed the new bios

 

[Oklahoma Wolf]

and the psu calculator from XS says i have a 900sum watt load so im going to say they are fairly accurate

The calculator claimed 900W of load and you're only drawing around 800W at the wall. Assuming 83% efficiency, you have about 650-700W of load there.

That's not accurate, that's the exact opposite.

 

[neonblingbling]

800 watts! My laptop's power brick supplies a max of 90 or so watts.

Then again, I don't think it has quite as much shear power...

 

[mjw21a]

Can't comment. I'm not familiar with the draw of your systems components. Seems way too high though. You're not watercooled right?

 

[neonblingbling]

Can't comment. I'm not familiar with the draw of your systems components. Seems way too high though. You're not watercooled right?

[Xeon 3520 (I7 920 D0) - 4.5GHZ | Swiftech GTZ- MCR 120.3 - 6 Fans]
[Rampage Extreme 2 | 3x2 GB Corsair 1600 ram @ 1800 7-7-7-20]
[x2 XFX 4890's | x2 MCW60's| MCR120.3 - 3 Fans | X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty]

Looks like dual loops.

 

[jmdixon85]

Yes the OP system is water cooled, Here is his system: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=615037

OKlahoma Wolf: Good call taking efficiency into the equation, just shows how far off them online PSU calcs are.

 

[hitokiri_808]

From what I seen, those calcs really overrate hard drives. The WD Greens are only about 5w a pop.

Man I want a kill a watt to play with, been meaning to get one for a while.

 

[EarthDog]

The calculator claimed 900W of load and you're only drawing around 800W at the wall. Assuming 83% efficiency, you have about 650-700W of load there.

That's not accurate, that's the exact opposite.

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=595686

I thought in a similar way as well. The PSUcalc Lite is the one I use and even it isnt on.

 

[xtkxhom3r]

yes im running dual loops and now i know why my electricity bill has been much higher

 

[jmdixon85]

yes im running dual loops and now i know why my electricity bill has been much higher

yeah, lol. tell me about it! I used to fold but noticed a big premium in my electricity bill.

 

[Daddyjaxx]

yeah, lol. tell me about it! I used to fold but noticed a big premium in my electricity bill.

That's why you run an extension cord from your PC to your neighbor's outlet.

 

[neonblingbling]

New thread topic:

"How do I intentionally create a power surge? I have a PC I want to blow up... Bonus would be if it bursts into flames."