Any place on the Web that can help me calculate power consumption?

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Are there any sites on the Web that can help me to figure out exactly
how much power my system is consuming? I can estimate by looking up
power ratings for individual components but it takes a long time and
sometimes it's hard to find numbers for components that don't
specifically say how much power they require. It would be nice if they
were all in a single place.
 
Mxsmanic said:
Are there any sites on the Web that can help me to figure out
exactly how much power my system is consuming? I can estimate by
looking up power ratings for individual components but it takes a
long time and sometimes it's hard to find numbers for components
that don't specifically say how much power they require. It would
be nice if they were all in a single place.
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If you haven't already thought of this, who knows, but the best
solution might be to use one of those AC wire current meters on your
power supply cable. Yes that means all of the quiescent current will
be included, but at least you could compare it to another system and
it wouldn't be like pulling teeth.

You might get some excellent answers from other regulars here. My
answer isn't the beginning or the end, I realize it probably won't
solve your problem.

Good luck.
 
If you haven't already thought of this, who knows, but the best
solution might be to use one of those AC wire current meters on your
power supply cable. Yes that means all of the quiescent current will
be included, but at least you could compare it to another system and
it wouldn't be like pulling teeth.

You might get some excellent answers from other regulars here. My
answer isn't the beginning or the end, I realize it probably won't
solve your problem.

Good luck.





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Here's another one:


http://takaman.jp/D/?english

These are interesting, but I don't know if the calcuate startup surge,
so a PSU has to be 2x the running power.

My big desktop PS has been measured as drawing 160W/213VA at the plug
and a very rough runthru the caclulator on the above URL comes out at
209W, but I was guessing about some component models.
 
If you haven't already thought of this, who knows, but the best
solution might be to use one of those AC wire current meters on your
power supply cable. Yes that means all of the quiescent current will
be included, but at least you could compare it to another system and
it wouldn't be like pulling teeth.

You might get some excellent answers from other regulars here. My
answer isn't the beginning or the end, I realize it probably won't
solve your problem.

Good luck.





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kill-a-watt

http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/killawatt-review.html

About $30.
 
Al said:
Here's another one:


http://takaman.jp/D/?english
Excellent!

These are interesting, but I don't know if the calcuate startup surge,
so a PSU has to be 2x the running power.
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Well, my total is 320W according to this calculator, with everything
running at 100% utilization. It's 300W with 80% utilization.

The PSU is 525W, so hopefully I'm safe and I have a generous margin.
My big desktop PS has been measured as drawing 160W/213VA at the plug
and a very rough runthru the caclulator on the above URL comes out at
209W, but I was guessing about some component models.
Click to expand...

At 80% utilization?
 
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