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Wattage usage reading before pc

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  • 26-02-2008 12:16am
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    Looking to get whatever review sites use to measure the actual power that the PSU is using.

    I presume it's like a plug in thing ,or do they use some sort of multi-meter?


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    Shiny
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    _Brian_ wrote: »
    Looking to get whatever review sites use to measure the actual power that the PSU is using.

    I presume it's like a plug in thing ,or do they use some sort of multi-meter?

    Dont they use a wattmeter that you just put between the
    plug and the power supply of the PC ?

    Use one of these myself and as far as i know most web sites
    use something equivilant except with maybe a serial connection
    to record the values to the pc easily.

    http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=38343&source=1&C=Maplin&U=HomeBasketFillers&T=38343&DOY=15m2


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    Thanks shiny ,got a reply from home/electrical for the same device.

    I ordered one from another site ,€20 postage included:)

    Later.


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    Anti
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    That should work grand, but what the pro's use to measure the performance of psu's is a bit out of the reach of a home user. Some of the kit can cost upto £20,000


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    Anti wrote: »
    but what the pro's use to measure the performance of psu's is a bit out of the reach of a home user. Some of the kit can cost upto £20,000

    I've got two :D


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    TerrorFirmer
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    My PSU has an LED readout, it looks cool but it's so hilariously inaccurate.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    if you wait around Lidl / Aldi will do one for about €10-15

    Actually it would be worth working out power costs over a year.

    How long would it take for the lower power required by a laptop with 17" display work out better than a desktop + LCD monitor ?


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    I got a device through amazon for about 17 euro all in, I think it was 10.95 plus postage.

    I'm only getting a reading of an average of 70 watts ,for my HTPC running video.
    When I run ATItOOls 3D screen it increases by 10watts.
    The machine uses about 3 watts when it's turned off.

    It's pretty impressive how low machines can be.


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