lilboy
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PC Peripherals how much electricity my computer uses for 24/7 a month
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thetechmind
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u might also want to add what was ur config before this.....or there was no computer before and this was an addition...also things like how many hrs does it run everyday n do u oc etc etc
thetechmind
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ch@ts
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thetechmind said:
assuming the total system power consumption at 200-250 watts, including the monitor and speakers, and any losses due to inefficiencies in the psu and ups, that's the amount of power that would be used.
So, if his system consumes 180 watts, then he'd be drawing about 225 watts at the wall, at 80% efficiency.
120 watts for the system in idle, 60 for the monitor and speakers..seems about correct, no?
My computer is the main reason for my excessive electricity bills. I didn't realize it until i was out station for a month which meant my computer was switched off. When i returned and saw the bill, It was half of the usual billing. My father had been lecturing me all these years and i didn't listen. I guess your computer system is built in such a way that it releases/spends much of the energy on heat, similar to a traditional light bulb which uses 15-20% of the energy on light and the rest is wasted in the form of heat which is why the bulk gets super hot all the time, like the computer, mainly the processor and the SMPS.
thetechmind
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whats also important is how is the electricity charges calculated.
ask us mortals who are leeched by reliance power
different consumption charges for different slabs and the rate changes on the entire consumption and not just the extra used for that slab
ask us mortals who are leeched by reliance power
different consumption charges for different slabs and the rate changes on the entire consumption and not just the extra used for that slab Yes, the slab thing is something you must know and the rates keep changing according to demand and availability. For the first 100units, the charge is say Rs 4 (An assumption). The next 100 Units(ie, 101-200) will be charged around Rs. 8/unit.
So the power company only wants you to use 100 units and every unit above that is a sort of penalization.
So the power company only wants you to use 100 units and every unit above that is a sort of penalization.
thetechmind
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broadway said:
penalisation is a disgusting excuse for them. all they are doing is leech. since they have monopoly in majority of the areas. this is what they do and even then the common man has no option but to continue the games these power providers play. increase when they want, this charges and that charges and that extra and this slab and that slab. its different if they are doing something good by penalising us and using the money to supply power to remote areas and setup power gens in villages. lets not forget - there are many villages that still have no power! if they are not getting power because of say high power consumption elsewhere its a lame excuse. when the infrastructure itself doesnt exist this is all they do, play the blame game. corruption all over. too much OT. back to the topic
thetechmind
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^+1 i do it tooo infact its my main browsing rig. u'll probably recover the cost in 5-6 months of money saved on power bills
i do it tooo infact its my main browsing rig. u'll probably recover the cost in 5-6 months of money saved on power billsthetechmind said:^+1
hmm...good so it lets you save power&save money..use that money to buy another atom rig...
didn't know even you had one since you said you had assmebed one for your friend...
lilboy
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oops ...i use it for downloading/browsing 24/7 whole month(2 hrs of movie/30 min of gaming). so it seems i'm contributing some 1k for the whole bill. i need to get some atom rig for downldg purpose. its KSEB[kerala state electricity board] no private companies in my area and their larsen and toubro electric meter is the culprit. but there is 1k increase compared to last month though there is not much change in usage.
also if i use an atom or old pentium 3 computer for downloading(3hrs of browsing, 2hrs of movie something like that) for whole month 24/7. how much unit will it consume for a comparison. it would be helpful if u can add a comparison of c2d laptop to the equation. thks
also if i use an atom or old pentium 3 computer for downloading(3hrs of browsing, 2hrs of movie something like that) for whole month 24/7. how much unit will it consume for a comparison. it would be helpful if u can add a comparison of c2d laptop to the equation. thks
lilboy said:
LOL why's that poor meter a culprit! For the fact that it shows the right reading and our tactics wont work with it?
lilboy said:
I use an Atom system for my 24x7 downloads. My meter reads about 5 units per day on an average. This accounts to using the necessary stuff - lighting ( 3 tubes & 2 CFLs), 2 fans, a PS3 or my gaming system for about 4~5 hours per weekday and about 12 hours on a sunday, friend's system - an Athlon II X2 240 for about 8~10 hours daily (which serves as an overnight d/l rig as well).
If you switch to an Atom system the savings would be considerably high - about 50W at max. That accounts to 50W x 24h x 30days = 36kWh = 180Rs. per month. In fact a little lesser since the system doesn't consume 50W at all times.
PS: The Atom system can easily play a DVD-rip if you're intending to do that. Anything higher - don't bother!
thetechmind
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sri_k said:hmm...good so it lets you save power&save money..use that money to buy another atom rig...
:bleh: made 1 for friend , got tempted and retired the old browsing rig and made the atom :rofl:
Gannu said:LOL why's that poor meter a culprit! For the fact that it shows the right reading and our tactics wont work with it?
I use an Atom system for my 24x7 downloads. My meter reads about 5 units per day on an average. This accounts to using the necessary stuff - lighting ( 3 tubes & 2 CFLs), 2 fans, a PS3 or my gaming system for about 4~5 hours per weekday and about 12 hours on a sunday, friend's system - an Athlon II X2 240 for about 8~10 hours daily (which serves as an overnight d/l rig as well).
If you switch to an Atom system the savings would be considerably high - about 50W at max. That accounts to 50W x 24h x 30days = 36kWh = 180Rs. per month. In fact a little lesser since the system doesn't consume 50W at all times.
PS: The Atom system can easily play a DVD-rip if you're intending to do that. Anything higher - don't bother!
Have one small doubt mate,if we use semrpon 140&undervolt it to 1ghz or its equivalent won't it be much sensible option than an atom?Read an article in tomshardware where Athlon 2000+(1ghz)&Gigabyte 780G mobo consumes same as an atom...chk link below...
System Power Consumption - Review Tom's Hardware : Athlon Vs. Atom: Duel Of The Energy Savers
thetechmind said:
me too thinking of not using my main rig for browsing&d/l purposes,so planning to buy one sempron&one asus nvidia based mobo...
tracerbullet
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A modern system with a dual/quad core processor and discrete GPU running at 100% expends anything between 350W to 500W of power. Assuming you keep your system running for 12 hours a day, (that's an average of) (425W * 12 * 30) / 1000 = 153 units.
Take an average of 6 bucks a unit and you get an addition of 918 bucks to your electricity bill. But if you look at it the other way around, if you reduce your energy usage, it will affect the numbers at the highest slab i.e. usually 10-12 Rs a unit. So if cut down your folding or any other CPU/GPU intensive application by 50%, you save 80-90 units which in turn means 800-900 Rs (at 10 Rs a unit).
Guys, that's frankly the reason why I'm against contributing to grid computing. It's a pointless waste of money and resources. It's all carefully marketed and made to look as if you're helping universities find alien life or simulating protein folding that in turn implies medical advances. But actually they're simply getting away by reducing their overheads.
And we're hapless sods who waste our time and energy in this crap.
/rant off
Take an average of 6 bucks a unit and you get an addition of 918 bucks to your electricity bill. But if you look at it the other way around, if you reduce your energy usage, it will affect the numbers at the highest slab i.e. usually 10-12 Rs a unit. So if cut down your folding or any other CPU/GPU intensive application by 50%, you save 80-90 units which in turn means 800-900 Rs (at 10 Rs a unit).
Guys, that's frankly the reason why I'm against contributing to grid computing. It's a pointless waste of money and resources. It's all carefully marketed and made to look as if you're helping universities find alien life or simulating protein folding that in turn implies medical advances. But actually they're simply getting away by reducing their overheads.
And we're hapless sods who waste our time and energy in this crap.
/rant off
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