Power Consumption of a Typical PC While Gaming

cliffski writes "How much does your PC really draw in terms of power when idle, when in sleep, and when playing a demanding game? I don't trust everything the manufacturers of hardware say, so I thought I'd get myself a watt measuring device and run a few tests on some of the gear I leave on all the time, and the gear I go to the trouble of turning off. The Linksys router drew 8 watts, the monitor drew a fairly noticeable 30-31, but what surprised me was how little power the base unit drew, even when playing Company of Heroes. Also, the variance of power draw for Vista seemed minimal, regardless of what you got the machine to do."

Comments

Re:What about my A/C kicking into overdrive?

[imstanny]

but what about the electricity required for the A/C to cool the room back down? The same can be said about the benefits of not having to heat your room if you're in a cooler climate.

Re:What about my A/C kicking into overdrive?

[BlackSnake112]

Should that be the other way around?

If you laptop gave you the itch, you might be a geek.

Re:What about my A/C kicking into overdrive?

[Monsuco]

Them's hot laptops. Makes you wonder what kind of damage they do to the little friend in your pants.

Computer manufacturers now refer to them as "notebooks" instead of "laptops" now for exactly that reason.