2009/6/6 Wojciech Puchar <woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>: >> Not counting the CPU and its power circuitry, I would be very suprised if >> the other components on a normal motherboard pulled as much as half of >> that >> even when under load. >> >> In fact a typical modern desktop computer will, when idle, draw less than >> 100W for the whole system. It is not even difficult to put together a >> system that will stay under 100W even when under load. >> > but power supplies are not really efficient when used at small load. > maybe some newer are better... >
Mine has a 250W PSU in it, and draws around 45W (measured with a power meter)... In the UK it thus costs ~£45 (US$70) per year, at the current E.O.N. rate. Not too expensive! Chris -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in a mailing list? _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
