computer power usage


  1. Wicca
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    computer power usage


    my computer does not say how many watts it uses it is a packard bell ipower x8870
    a nvidia 8800gtx 3gb ram 1333mhz two hdd 500 each drives 52000rpm
    with a quad intel core 2 Q6600 2.40ghz so how any watt does it use on the electricity please
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  3. Wicca
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    my psu is 800 watts with 80 percent efficency bronze
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  4. DeaconFrost
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    Are you looking for actual usage or what your power supply is rated at?

    On a side note....Packard Bell still makes computers???
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  6. Wicca
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    for actual usage like what electrity it uses
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  7. ignatzatsonic
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    If you want to know actual usage, you need an instrument such as a Killawatt to read it.

    It's unlikely to use over 200 watts unless that is a high powered video card.
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  8. DeaconFrost
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    Wicca said:
    for actual usage like what electrity it uses
    No computer tells you that. You need a device, as mentioned, or a UPS with an app that pulls the usage info from the UPS.
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