how much power/wattage is my pc using

warfighter117 · Jul 22, 2016

ok so my power bill came up like 100 dollars more then usual maybe cause ive been using my new pc i built i have the cpu water cooled so that may be the coolprit ? right now corair link says im using 3 amps and 12v how much watts is that ? and should having my pc on all day really have increased my power bill like that

R_1 · Jul 22, 2016

wattage =Amps x Volts

my laptop consumes more than 36 watts
I do not think those numbers are right.

what are your specs?

warfighter117 · Jul 22, 2016

R_1 :

so u mean to say im using 36 watts right now ?

Barty1884 · Jul 22, 2016

warfighter117 :

They're trying to say, there's no way your rig is ONLY using 36 watts, something is amiss there.

Your computer would exceptionally power-hungry, and be powered on, operating at 100% capable 24/7 to generate anything substantial on your electricity bill.

The first answer gives a pretty good (if basic) summary:
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/104z1y/how_does_gaming_pc_effects_ones_electric_bill/

Obviously specific rigs will vary, and so will your electricity cost, but you get the idea.

More than likely your new rig has coincided with either an electricity price increase (possible) or, given that it's into summertime in most of the world.........do you have an airconditioner that's started to 'kick in' to cool your place down?

warfighter117 · Jul 22, 2016

Barty1884 :

warfighter117 :

They're trying to say, there's no way your rig is ONLY using 36 watts, something is amiss there.

Your computer would exceptionally power-hungry, and be powered on, operating at 100% capable 24/7 to generate anything substantial on your electricity bill.

The first answer gives a pretty good (if basic) summary:
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/104z1y/how_does_gaming_pc_effects_ones_electric_bill/

Obviously specific rigs will vary, and so will your electricity cost, but you get the idea.

More than likely your new rig has coincided with either an electricity price increase (possible) or, given that it's into summertime in most of the world.........do you have an airconditioner that's started to 'kick in' to cool your place down?

yeah i do have the ac on , if i tell my specs u think u could tell me how much watts i could be using ?

Barty1884 · Jul 22, 2016

Theoretical maximum, yes. Components have a min/max power draw (unless overclocked), and PSUs vary in efficiency.
You'd get an ideal of the range (as far as what you'd be pulling from the wall in a min/max sense). What you're using at any given moment, or over the course of a month will vary dramatically.

warfighter117 · Jul 22, 2016

Barty1884 :

i have a corsair rm 1000 , intel core i7 6700k running at stock speeds , corsair h115i 280 ml radiator , 750gb hdd , nvidia gtx 1070 founders edition and 16 gb of ddr4 kingston hyper x ram , gygabyte z170x gaming 7 motherboard how much power u think all these components are using when doing basic things like web browsing and then gaming , also would my power usage drop dramatically by getting an air cooler ?

Barty1884 · Jul 22, 2016

When it's doing absolutely nothing (before it even boots to Windows), it probably needs maybe ~100W. Your PSU is around 87% efficient at that point, so 100 / 87 x 100 = 115W from the wall.

At absolute max load, maybe 350-375W at stock speeds (lets call it 375W). Your PSU is only running around 35% of it's capacity, so should still operation around 87% efficiency.
375 / 87 x 100 = 431W from the wall

You're never actually running your computer at it's max load unless you're stress-testing.
I'd say in heavy gaming, with that setup, you're probably not going above 300W, but for arguments sake, lets say you are running it at 375W all the time.

Let's say you also run it at 375W 24/7.

375W x 24 hours x 30 days = 270,000 Wh or 270 kWh (kWh is usually what you're billed on).

270 kWh x *insert cost here* (let's call it $0.10 like the example on reddit) = $27 + fees etc.
Of course, costs vary - the average is $0.12 across the US, $0.15 in Canada.

So, even running 24/7 all month + fees etc, the chances of actually impacting your bill anywhere near $100 is highly, highly unlikely.

A regular (small) residential air-conditioner however, would run you around $10/day (if it ran, full titlt 24/7).
You likely use it, averaged-out for a few hours per day. Maybe $2.5 worth.

$2 per day x 30 days = $75 + fees. Sounds like the most likely culprit of the best part of a +$100 on your bill, no?

warfighter117 · Jul 22, 2016

Barty1884 :

When it's doing absolutely nothing (before it even boots to Windows), it probably needs maybe ~100W. Your PSU is around 87% efficient at that point, so 100 / 87 x 100 = 115W from the wall.

At absolute max load, maybe 350-375W at stock speeds (lets call it 375W). Your PSU is only running around 35% of it's capacity, so should still operation around 87% efficiency.
375 / 87 x 100 = 431W from the wall

You're never actually running your computer at it's max load unless you're stress-testing.
I'd say in heavy gaming, with that setup, you're probably not going above 300W, but for arguments sake, lets say you are running it at 375W all the time.

Let's say you also run it at 375W 24/7.

375W x 24 hours x 30 days = 270,000 Wh or 270 kWh (kWh is usually what you're billed on).

270 kWh x *insert cost here* (let's call it $0.10 like the example on reddit) = $27 + fees etc.
Of course, costs vary - the average is $0.12 across the US, $0.15 in Canada.

So, even running 24/7 all month + fees etc, the chances of actually impacting your bill anywhere near $100 is highly, highly unlikely.

A regular (small) residential air-conditioner however, would run you around $10/day (if it ran, full titlt 24/7).
You likely use it, averaged-out for a few hours per day. Maybe $2.5 worth.

$2 per day x 30 days = $75 + fees. Sounds like the most likely culprit of the best part of a +$100 on your bill, no?

dam bro u just went above and beyond thanks alot , so here in florida the price of the kwh is 11.6 cents per kWh so how much money should i be paying for using my pc ?

Barty1884 · Jul 22, 2016

It'll depend on how you use it.

Assuming you use it a couple of hours a day (lets say 2), 5 days a week. On weekends you use it for 10hrs x 2 says (hopefully you go outside too, of course! :lol

Realistically, you're probably using around 275W on average (sometimes more, somtimes less).

So, that's 30hours a week.
275W average use
PSU 87% efficient (so pulling 316W from the wall).

316W x 30 hours a week x 4 weeks (approx) = 37,920 Wh or 37.92 kWh.

37.92 kWh x $0.116 = $4.39 + fees.

There's probably minimums of say $20 a month or so.

So yeah, not $100

warfighter117 · Jul 22, 2016

Barty1884 :

thank u so much you helped me out alot

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