computer and its electricity cost

[ryman546]

Trying to figure out how much electricity my computer uses cause the bill was astronimical this month. Is there something that can record or monitor it for you?
Heres my setup
AMD 965 125w 3.4 overclocked to 3.8 1.4 volts
8 gb crucial ram *4 sticks total*
samsung spinpoint
750 w power supply
3 scythe 3000rpm fans
2 2000 rpm fans
ati 5850 be
msi 790fx
The thing is this isnt even running very long maybe 2-6 hours a night
Electricity bill went up by 60-70 dollars.

[lowfat]

It will be using under $10 a month easy if you are only using it for a few hours a day.

[dragoonxx]

as far as something to plug in- a kill-a-watt meter, or something of that manner
increased cost is probably likely due to increased heating costs

[_dangtx_]

im thinking maybe 350-400 watts for the rig? maybe less. if the psu is mighty inefficient(above certain loads ;) ) then it could explain it too.

as per above, get yourself a 10-20 dollar killawatt. youll put a power bar on everything and switch it off when not needed. my tv and dvd thing consume 20-25 watts doing nothing(turned off, plugged in still)

[DK2]

I’ve got;
GTX280, Q9550, Coolit Elite (80W ?), 4 HDD, about 7 fans and some lights etc,
it runs about 240W idle and 400+W gaming.
Its been awhile since I’ve even looked at the watt meter, so I’m guessing a bit.

5 hrs @ 400 = 2000whrs
19 hrs @ 240 = 4560 whrs
Total 6560whrs/day (6.56kwh

@0.06 /kwh that’s 0.40 per day, or $12 a month. (hmmm, about 13% of my bill)
Anyways I leave it on just because David Suzuki told me to Flick Off. Spite!

By your parts, it’ll be less than that even if you left it on 24/7 like I do.
Must be something else to be $60-70 over.
Did you switch to a new smart meter? Because thats about right then. LOL

[ryman546]

thats what i figured maybe $10 max a month. Must be my heater or something else eating it up.

[ryman546]

my 2nd question would that setup be able to ,on a ocz modxstream pro 700watt 80plus certified, run another xfx ati 5850 be?

[Eldonko]

If you want to know for sure --> Blueplanet EM100 at Canadian Tire, $20 :)