How can I know the electrical consumption of my computer?
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Hi there:\n\nYou can estimate your power consumption using calculations for posted " average" ratings for all the parts of your computer, however, nothing is real, and the power supply rating has nothing to do with the power you are actually using.\n Only the electrical meter on the main line is of any value...\n\nI have answered this question in different forms a few times, and a typical answer is listed below:\n\nHow can you find out how many Watts your PCs power supply uses?\n\nLet's say in an hour, how many watts have been used...\n \n\n\nBest Answer - Chosen By Voters\n\nHi there:\nI looked at the answers above, and only one, CJMT had any inkling of the correct answer \n\n- The only way to know is to MEASURE IT!\nYou can calculate thousands of calculations all day, but until you actually measure YOUR own computer, you are just guessing!\n\nNew power supplies now come WITH and actual Wattage power meter, which is on the back or mounted on a front panel with a plug in cable. Some Motherboards, have a power meter built in as well, and, considering these " new and improved" features, it clearly shows that you are among thousands of computer users who are interested in this factor...\n\nIn the " old " days, you would just get a power " Clamp on " meter of some sort, and clamp over ONE wire of the AC power cord ( this is a bit difficult with normal computer power cords, so you plug in an extension which has the the wires separated, and clamp the meter over ONE of the wires.)\n\nNow you can purchase easy-to-use plug in-the-wall meters that have digital readouts. \n\nSimple.\n\nYOU MUST actually measure your wattage - for example, if you have an 800 WATT power supply, this means nothing, except that the power supply " CAN " supply 800 Watts if it " has to " -- you could actually only be using 289 Watts of the available 800.\n\nIn order to really know what your " computer " is costing in terms of power, you should plug in the monitor, the CPU box, the speakers, the printer, the modems, power adapters etc. etc. TO A POWER BAR, and then measure the actual total to the wall plug.\n\nListed below are links on the web to typical measuring tools that are commonly available. You can check out stores and electronics and computer outlets in your area, once you know what you are looking for. If you know an electronics guy or a hydro guy, he could just let you use a clamp meter in a few seconds to get a reading, and save yourself a few bucks - but the $30 home units would come in handy to measure anything in \nthe whole house -- well worth it !\n\n\nPower Supplies with WATT METERS\nhttp://www.highpowersupply.com/product-ps-hpc480102df.html\nhttp://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817171001\n\nKill a Watt Meter\n\nhttp://www.gooddeals.com/shopexd.asp_Q_id_E_119\n\nBriggs and Stratton Meter\n\nhttp://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/NTEprodprint?productId=200326720&p\n\nrnbr=1704700&storeId=6970&catalogId=4006970&langId=-1\n\nSAFE HOME 3 products\nhttp://www.safehomeproducts.com/shp2/shpsearch.asp?source=adwords&kw=wattage+meter\n\nProfessional Watt meters\nhttp://www.testequipmentdepot.com/amprobe/clampmeters/digitalac.htm\nhttp://www.testequipmentdepot.com/fluke/currentclamps/330series.htm\nhttp://www.testequipmentdepot.com/hioki/clampmeters/3280.htm\n\nThere are hundreds of other models and manufacturers available, and since millions of people are interested in actually knowing where the high cost of power is being used in their homes, I expect to see hundreds of more products available\nat lower and lower prices as manufacturing gears up.\n\nHope this helps\n\nrobin
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click on start>>my computer icon, and it will show you whatcha got!!! look under devices!!
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http://www.pcguide.com/care/care/gen/powerOnOff-c.html
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Look on the AC/DC power adaptor that came with your computer.  It should say how much power it supplies.  It's on the brick that is between the AC outlet and the DC power plug on your computer.  For mine, it says OUTPUT: 19V - 6.3A(6.3A).  Multiply those two numbers together, and that's how many watts your computer requires.  I have a P35, and I require almost 120 watts.
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I assume you mean hard disk space. To check that just open "my computer" then right click on the C: drive and hit properties. It will show you a little color coded pie chart telling you how much space you used and how much is left.\n\nIf you really want to know about memory then right click the taskbar (XP) then hit task manager. In the performance tab it shows how much memory is being used.
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Run your Activity Monitor to see what's going on with your computer.  You can view specific processes and what amount of system recources they're using.
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Its impossible to tell how many watts the computer is consuming by a program, but there are ones out there that can tell you the voltage.  this is what you need to know.  as far as if you power supply is powerful enough, anything of 450 should be more than enough unless you have some kind of huge amazing rig setup.  Mine is 500 and Im powering 3 hard drives with it.
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It should not be that much to run your computer. The main power users in a home are: 1. Refrigerator \n                                              2.Washer and dryer\n                                              3. Electric heaters \n                                              4. Electric ranges\n                                              5. Freezers\n                                              6. Air conditioners\n                                              7. Dish washers\nAnything with a heating or cooling element will be a big factor in you electric bill. Things like lights and computers do not use much energy so if you leave it on overnight, do not fret about it for that reason alone.
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Typically, off the Start Button, go to Control Panel and select Power Options.  On the Power Options Properties dialog box, there is usually a Power Meter tab or an Advanced tab, one of them should have a checkbox to "Always show the icon on the taskbar".
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thats in your system information.... my computer... contral panel...performance.... then look at your system details...
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you would actually have to take into consideration everything in the computer, the cdroms, modem, audio, video cards, how many fans, any routers, speakers, they all use power, the monitor use different amounts of power, the best thing if the computer is manufatured is to go the web site for it in support and get the detailed spec for it, it should have average power consumption lised, the sam efor the monitor and any othe rperipheral devide such as printer routers, etc
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Get a program called sisoftware sandra. It will tell you all about your components in the system information area.\nhttp://www.download.com/SANDRA-Lite/3000-2086_4-10451861.html?tag=lst-0-1
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Look around on your mainboard's installation cd if your computer came with one, or go to the site for your mainboard.  They often have a utility for monitoring your cpu and case fan speeds, given in a choice of F or C.\n\nBut be aware that devices that you want to monitor for temps must have some kind of hardware attached to them that does the measuring - main boards come with this for cpu and one or more of the fans, but not for the other things you mention.
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Use CPU-Z to see all the information about the processor (and not only). It's freeware
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A typical computer uses between 100-150 watts per hour.  But your computer usage will vary depending on how many peripherals and components are installed.  In the United States, rates vary wildly.  I'm in the more expensive area of the country where we pay about 20 cents per Kilowatt Hour.  This amounts to about $15-20 per month per computer.\n\nAnd to the guy who said the TV uses more... you're WRONG.  TVs use between 50 and 100 watts. (except for the larger TVs).\n\nI'm not sure if they make a UK equivalent, but you might want to invest in a device like the Kill-A-Watt meter (google it) - it will tell you how much electricity is being used. \n\nAlso, idle time vs. use time can see the wattage change significantly.  Using my the network can increase wattage use by about 15 watts...\n\nAsking the electric company sounds good but is silly - I've done that, they tend to tell you the computer uses 300 watts (because that's the average power supply in a computer).  Problem is, just because the power supply can provide 300 watts does NOT mean that that's what it uses.  It's kinda like saying your light socket uses 150 watts because it can use a 150 watt bulb... even when you only use a 60 watt bulb.
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use crucial.com\n\nyour ram is 2.5v
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stand-by voltage\n\nIt's what is available when the PC is powered down - to enable (for instance) a WOL (wake on LAN) card to remain receptive.