iansutton91 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 It seems to me a heck of a lot of power goes into these custom PC's. One thing I've always done is unplug everything when I'm through with it. Since I pay the power bill, I try to keep power consumption down. What about you guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik005 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Here in Europe we have actual laws that state the electronic equipment has to consume no power when off. Also modern pc`s clock everything down when idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3C14R Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Switch off the computer when you go to bed, enable speedstep if you have an Intel CPU.:thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obobski Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Switch off the computer when you go to bed, enable speedstep if you have an Intel CPU.:thumbsup: AMD has a similar feature, at least they did when I had an AMD chip (few years back) called Cool'N'Quiet, works just as well. The high power demand of a gaming PC is basically the cost - you can get efficient power supplies, efficient graphics adapters that switch off when not in use, fancy green edition hard-drives that spin down when not being used, and so on and so on, but you're still fighting the power demand of the beast. Try to offset it with other things in your house - go with energy saver lightbulbs, turn the thermostat down/up (depending on season) a bit, go with energy saver appliances if possible, things like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samadchaz Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 You should also take a look on those 80 PLUS Gold Certified power supplies.You can save a lot in a year with those :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 what is that whole 80 PLUS stuff? i know the PSU i plan on getting is 80 PLUS (bronze i think, idr its changed a few times) but what does it mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hector530 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 what is that whole 80 PLUS stuff? i know the PSU i plan on getting is 80 PLUS (bronze i think, idr its changed a few times) but what does it mean it means the PSU isnt a POS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 lol so does it matter if its bronze/silver/gold or nothing as long as its 80 plus? mine is just 80 PLUS none of the affiliated metals lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samadchaz Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 yes it matters :) you can see dramatically change in your electricity bill80 PLUS B/S/G is a standard for psu efficiency means if your psu is 850 watt, it should take around 850 from your ac wall socket and convert 850 not 950watt!read on wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_PLUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 mine is only a 650 watt: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171052 is it worth the extra money to get the 750W 80 PLUS Bronze version?: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171053 will the fact that it takes more energy since it outputs more wattage offset the fact that its a Bronze (and it costs $20 more to begin with?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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