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The Power Consumption of Modern PCs

Posted by Zonk on from the keep-your-lights-off-to-compensate dept.

janp writes "The power consumption of modern PCs has skyrocketed the past few years. Hardware.Info has done some fairly extensive research on the power usage of various configurations. It turns out the a high-end gaming rig can easily use more than 400 W, and that putting a system in stand-by isn't as saving as you might think. The article has some interesting tips to save on power costs."

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 1, Flamebait

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  2. Re:I agree by spun · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If only government got out of the way, PCs could be powered by watch batteries. That's my libertarian opinion.

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