PSU Watt monitor

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Is there a psu watt monitoring software that will tell you how much watt your entire system is drawing for the psu?
 
gluc0se said:
Hardware wise there is.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882715001

I bought one of these a few weeks ago and had real good luck with it. Since the display doesn't light up just attach it to whatever device you want to monitor and then to a surge protector. It makes it tons more flexible.
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That also does not tell you how much power you're drawing from the PSU; only roughly how much power the PSU is drawing from the wall. It's a useful tool, although not accurate enough to really rely on.
 
Zero82z said:
That also does not tell you how much power you're drawing from the PSU; only roughly how much power the PSU is drawing from the wall. It's a useful tool, although not accurate enough to really rely on.
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You can always factor in typical efficiency of the 80%+ rating to get a good enough estimate. It's not price, but good enough.
 
Zero82z said:
That also does not tell you how much power you're drawing from the PSU; only roughly how much power the PSU is drawing from the wall. It's a useful tool, although not accurate enough to really rely on.
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A lot of hardware review sites publish efficiency at specified loads.
 
cdotter said:
A lot of hardware review sites publish efficiency at specified loads.
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But to work backwards from that with decent accuracy, you need an accurate value for power draw from the wall, and a Kill-A-Watt does not have very good accuracy.
 
gluc0se said:
Hardware wise there is.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882715001

I bought one of these a few weeks ago and had real good luck with it. Since the display doesn't light up just attach it to whatever device you want to monitor and then to a surge protector. It makes it tons more flexible.
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I too bit on one of these for $16.99 on a shell-shocker deal from Newegg. I haven't even opened it. Should I send it back? You guys don't seem to think much of it. What is better for say around $25.00? If you could make a recommendation it would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
 
tarlog said:
I too bit on one of these for $16.99 on a shell-shocker deal from Newegg. I haven't even opened it. Should I send it back? You guys don't seem to think much of it. What is better for say around $25.00? If you could make a recommendation it would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
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There's nothing better unless you want to spend considerably more money. You just need to know that you're not dealing with a precision measurement tool.
 
Zero82z said:
There's nothing better unless you want to spend considerably more money. You just need to know that you're not dealing with a precision measurement tool.
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Zero82z: you mean it's no "fluke" the watt meter is so cheap?

(I tried, I tried, I really tried to avoid posting this pun but the flesh is weak)
 
I've used a Kill A Watt... It gives me results that would be expected based on my hardware.
 
What he's saying is that anything that will give more precise measurements than the Kill-a-watt is much more expensive (probably at least $100). The Kill-a-watt just gives you ballpark measurements, and for most users that is fine.
 
Zero82z said:
But to work backwards from that with decent accuracy, you need an accurate value for power draw from the wall, and a Kill-A-Watt does not have very good accuracy.
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While true, I think it serves "our" purposes pretty well ;)
 
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