can you tell me how much power smps will take from wall outlet ?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
A

Aaryan_21

Prominent
Jul 6, 2017
10
0
510
hello, I am worried that my antec vp450p will consume more power and hence increase my energy bill .
pc spec..-
CPU-Pentium G4560

MB-ga h110m-s2

MONITOR- HP 22ES

RAM-Corsair value select 2133 ram(2*4)

CABINET- antec gx200

HDD-wd 1 tb 7200 rpm

DVD DRIVE- asus 24D5MT

SMPS- antec vp450p

Thanks
 
Solution
J
Power supplies don't take an instant 450w as soon as the PC is turned on. When the PC goes under load, it will pull as much as it needs from the wall, not as much as the power supply can handle.

You can do some napkin math and figure out how much your system will pull under 100% load, and that would be a good place to start. The only real way to test wattage from the wall is with some kind of measuring device (google searching here will help you out a lot).

If you're not planning to do many things that would send your system to full load, then you probably don't have much to worry about.
Sort by date Sort by votes
J

JalYt_Justin

Reputable
Jun 12, 2017
1,164
0
5,960
Power supplies don't take an instant 450w as soon as the PC is turned on. When the PC goes under load, it will pull as much as it needs from the wall, not as much as the power supply can handle.

You can do some napkin math and figure out how much your system will pull under 100% load, and that would be a good place to start. The only real way to test wattage from the wall is with some kind of measuring device (google searching here will help you out a lot).

If you're not planning to do many things that would send your system to full load, then you probably don't have much to worry about.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
A

aquielisunari

Judicious
Mar 31, 2011
6,499
14
33,015


I have my doubts about your system consuming more than 100W. The GFX card(dedicated) is usually the hungriest component.

Do you really want to know? https://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4460-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B000RGF29Q will tell you.
 
Upvote 1 Downvote
A

Aaryan_21

Prominent
Jul 6, 2017
10
0
510


yeah I know my pc total power is 130-150 watt using pcpartpicker site.but I read somewhere that your smps should not be too big .If it is than there is no value for 80% efficiency .and your pc will pull more power.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
A

Aaryan_21

Prominent
Jul 6, 2017
10
0
510


thanks, I will be using 4 to 5 hours per day maximum. And maybe in future i will add gpu .
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
A

Aaryan_21

Prominent
Jul 6, 2017
10
0
510


thank you sir.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
JackNaylorPE

JackNaylorPE

Titan
BANNED
Oct 30, 2004
32,255
14
99,960
MB-ga h110m-s2 = 54 watts

MONITOR- HP 22ES = 21 watts

RAM-Corsair value select 2133 ram(2*4) = 6 watts

CABINET- antec gx200 = 5 watts

HDD-wd 1 tb 7200 rpm = 8 watts

DVD DRIVE- asus 24D5MT = 8 watts

102 watts x 36 hours / week x 52.17 weeks x $0.1322 (avg US energy costs) / (1000 watts per kw x 85% eff) = @ $30 a year

And that assumes that CPU is maxed out all the time so will be less.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
A

Aaryan_21

Prominent
Jul 6, 2017
10
0
510


thanks
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom