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Power Consumption and the Modern Geek

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the amping-up-consumption dept.

mikemuch writes "ExtremeTech's Loyd Case got his hands on an Extech model 380083 power meter and decided to find out exactly how many watts today's geek equipment uses. He compares AMD vs. Intel processors, Nvidia vs. ATI graphics cards, and even checks out what a cranked up audio system draws -- it's a lot more than a PC."

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  1. Power meter model? by SheeEttin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    got his hands on an Extech model 380083 power meter

    Now, we're geeks and all, but we don't really care exactly what model power meter he used.

    Oh, and first post. I think.

  2. First Prime Factorization Post by 2*2*3*75011 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    380083 = 11*109*317