What is the average cost of electricity for a desktop for one month?
Using a 400 watt power supply, running 24 hours.
2007-01-14 04:32:07 · 5 answers · asked by NONAME 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Just because the power supply is 400W doesn't mean the computer is actually using the entire 400W. You need to find out how much power your desktop actually uses...a typical desktop uses 65W. Check the first site listed for an estimation of the electricity cost to run a desktop. Check the second site for information on how much power a computer actually uses.
2007-01-14 04:40:43 · answer #1 · answered by Bored with Questions 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's estimated an Idle computer operates at 100 watts/73 kWh per month and costs an estimated $6
An active computer operates at 150 watts/110kWh per month and costs an estimated $9
You can measure the power usage of their computer using a power consumption meter.
Standby power can range between 10 and 15 watts, and occasionally beyond. On its own, this is not much. But if you get half a dozen devices on standby, it is the equivalent of a 60 watt bulb.
Use this website to calculate the exact power usage and estimate the cost per month:
http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/computers.html
2007-01-14 04:59:34 · answer #2 · answered by Bonita Applebaum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 17:53:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know the exact cost--but I do know that computers use different amounts of power depending on how much ram, size/speed of your processor and quite a few other variables. The fact that you have a 400W power supply doesnt mean that your pc is using all of the 400 watts.
2007-01-14 04:40:11 · answer #4 · answered by Nemo the geek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What powersupply you use shouldn't matter, since its not using that 400watts the whole time, and hardly ever will be.
Running 24/7 every day of the month, here in soutj California at least, it'll cost about 40$ for electricity, thats if the monitor is off the whole time.
It depends how much your company is charging you kw/h
2007-01-14 04:35:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋