Put your PC on an energy diet!
October 3rd, 2008
With soaring energy prices people are concerned about how much electricity their gadgets are consuming. Over on ZDNet I've posted a handful of tips on how you can put your PC on an energy diet!
Here's a taster:
- First things first!
Find out just how much juice your PC is currently using. There are several devices on the market that will allow you to measure the how much power your PC (and other devices) is consuming.
Two of my favorites power monitoring devices are:
- Kill-A-Watt - Simple set of features
- Watts Up Pro - Advanced set of features, including logging
Either of these will tell you exactly how much power your PC is consuming, and how much it is costing you to run your PC.
Tip: While some power monitors will do the math for you, with some of the cheaper ones you will have to calculate for yourself how much the power is costing you. Fortunately the math is pretty straightforward:
((Watts x Hours in Use)/1000) x Cost per kilowatt-hour = Total cost
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