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Power consumption

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bladeiai

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I was just currious what kind of money it costs to have a computer running 24/7 these days in terms of power consumption, and how much more (in money ) does it consume (per hour) while in games?

sorry if this is asked before

thanks
 
It'll cost $87 per year, per 100 watts used at a cost of .10 per KWh to keep it running 24/7.

If your entire system consumes 500 watts when gaming, it'd cost roughly 4 cents per hour at .10 per KWh.

I calculated what it'd cost to keep my gaming machine with a XP 2800+, Radeon 9800, 2x 512 MB PC3200, 2x 7200 RPM drives with a 21" CRT monitor running 24/7, the entire setup consumes 180 watts when idle, and the local electric rate is .075 cents per KWh, and it's about $125 per year. If I was gaming 24/7 on it, it'd cost around $300 a year.
 
If you are really interested in cost the guys in DC have worked it out pretty accurately. Although off the top of my head the above seems close depending on draw.
 
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