 The how much power does your computer use thread
I thought it might be a useful resource to pool together any actual power usage information people may have to give others a real world idea of what power supply to use and how much power they can be expecting to use. Please no approximations or from website reviews/ calculators (only using some form of power meter etc).
To start, my computer is older, but basically phenom II x3 710, gtx 460, 1tb wd black, 3 120mm and 1 140mm case fans, 2x2gb 1066 ddr2, all through a Seasonic s12II 500w. Power use from a blueplanet energy meter.
On and idle 98w.
Average in gaming 265w.
Peak it has recorded (not using high stress programs, just my usage) 280w.
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Desktop: X3 710, 4GB DDR2 1066, MSI Cyclone GTX 460, Seasonic S12II 500W
Away from home light Gamer: Acer Aspire 15.6", A8-3500m, 4GB 1333
Internet/General Use: Lenovo B570 15.6", i3 2330m, 4gb 1066mhz
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