The Cost of Running Your PC

**MIG-31** · Nov 14, 2008, 06:18 PM

Have you ever thought about how much it cost to run your PC -- the one you're using to read this article? What does it cost to play games, surf the Internet, or download files? It all costs money -- money that you, your parents, or whoever is in charge of the monthly electricity will have to pay. Those of you in charge of paying this bill will surely be interested in keeping costs down, which is why you might want to pay a little more attention to what sort of hardware you are using in your computer.
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Source: Anandtech

Matth · Nov 14, 2008, 11:10 PM

Must put the power meter on my power-eating Prescott, and see if I can justify going to a more power efficient Core 2.

Hmm, I thought a P4-640 was more than 84W TDP, and it also does EIST and C1E.
The most common Core 2's seem to be 65W TDP (and outperform the P4 by a considerable margin, so actual load power at a given workload will be lower. If the board could take one, I'd already have done it, so to go Core 2 would mean at least a new motherboard, losing the OEM windows.

Robert McClelland · Nov 15, 2008, 01:56 AM

blah I got APC batter back up it only cost me 10 cents and hour lol

I got the energy saving one.

Customgamer1 · Nov 15, 2008, 07:15 AM

Well I use a nice laptop and the power supply say's 90 watts so I guess when playing games or just reading the internet I am either at 90 or less

IEMC · Nov 15, 2008, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert McClelland

blah I got APC batter back up it only cost me 10 cents and hour lol

I got the energy saving one.

10 cents an hour is nearly 10,000 dollars a year.

That's a hell of a lot.

Partizan · Nov 15, 2008, 07:33 PM

Well I use my C2D rig for gaming, 3D modelling, photochopping only, but my notebook is on 24/7 and draws only 30 Watts of power. Can't complain really, it runs silent, cool and I can use it in my bed.

Partizan · Nov 15, 2008, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IEMC

10 cents an hour is nearly 10,000 dollars a year.

That's a hell of a lot.

You failed at math?

0.10 x 24 hours = 2.4 $ a day

2.4 x 365 days = 876 $

IEMC · Nov 15, 2008, 07:53 PM

I did something extra stupid. Alright, so it's not as bad as I thought :P

Customgamer1 · Nov 15, 2008, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Partizan

You failed at math?

0.10 x 24 hours = 2.4 $ a day

2.4 x 365 days = 876 $

Quote:

Originally Posted by IEMC

I did something extra stupid. Alright, so it's not as bad as I thought :P

That was the epic fail for the day lol.

Just funny because if it cost that much per year everyone would go broke because having lights on, tv, and other things will more than likely equal your daily computer usage.

Partizan · Nov 15, 2008, 08:56 PM

If my former boss made such mistakes, I would still be working for him

zaim · Nov 16, 2008, 03:00 AM

lol

Nov 14, 2008, 06:18 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	The Cost of Running Your PC Have you ever thought about how much it cost to run your PC -- the one you're using to read this article? What does it cost to play games, surf the Internet, or download files? It all costs money -- money that you, your parents, or whoever is in charge of the monthly electricity will have to pay. Those of you in charge of paying this bill will surely be interested in keeping costs down, which is why you might want to pay a little more attention to what sort of hardware you are using in your computer. _____________ Source: Anandtech __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Nov 14, 2008, 11:10 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Re: The Cost of Running Your PC Must put the power meter on my power-eating Prescott, and see if I can justify going to a more power efficient Core 2. Hmm, I thought a P4-640 was more than 84W TDP, and it also does EIST and C1E. The most common Core 2's seem to be 65W TDP (and outperform the P4 by a considerable margin, so actual load power at a given workload will be lower. If the board could take one, I'd already have done it, so to go Core 2 would mean at least a new motherboard, losing the OEM windows. __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread

Nov 15, 2008, 01:56 AM	#3
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,671 Rep Power: 196 System Specs	Re: The Cost of Running Your PC blah I got APC batter back up it only cost me 10 cents and hour lol I got the energy saving one. __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://www.speedtest.net/result/1949536385.png correct the correct one now

Nov 15, 2008, 07:15 AM	#4
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	Re: The Cost of Running Your PC Well I use a nice laptop and the power supply say's 90 watts so I guess when playing games or just reading the internet I am either at 90 or less __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Nov 15, 2008, 07:33 PM	#6
Partizan Fun loving criminal Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Slovenia Posts: 1,182 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	Re: The Cost of Running Your PC Well I use my C2D rig for gaming, 3D modelling, photochopping only, but my notebook is on 24/7 and draws only 30 Watts of power. Can't complain really, it runs silent, cool and I can use it in my bed. __________________ Live and let live!

Nov 15, 2008, 07:53 PM	#8
IEMC Neighborhood screw up. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MI, US Posts: 770 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	Re: The Cost of Running Your PC I did something extra stupid. Alright, so it's not as bad as I thought :P __________________

Nov 15, 2008, 08:56 PM	#10
Partizan Fun loving criminal Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Slovenia Posts: 1,182 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	Re: The Cost of Running Your PC If my former boss made such mistakes, I would still be working for him __________________ Live and let live!

Nov 16, 2008, 03:00 AM	#11
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