Alright, with all those talk about XBOX360 eating alot of electricity got me wondering, I'm on my computer alot, about 3-5hours a day, with a 19' inch monitor, around how much would that cost monthly? Just wondering.
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Anonymous2005-12-05 15:28
Let's say the computer is consuming 400W (it sounds a lot, but with today's hotplate CPUs and GPUs that's not unusual). A 19" LCD panel will draw a further ~40W, so let's say it uses 440W in total. Averaging at four hours a day that's 1.76 KWh or units of electricity per day, or 52.8 units per month. Multiply that by how much each unit costs you (check your electricity bill) and there's your magic figure. This of course varies by how much power your computer actually draws - a setup consisting of, for example, a cool-n-quiet Athlon 64 and onboard graphics instead of a high-powered graphics card, will cost a bit less.