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werxen   09-23-2009 at 12:31:16 AM

hey guys is there a software that will accurately measure the watts your cpu or total system is outputting? my boss is going to lend me a power adapter that will give a visual readout in a few weeks but i was hoping i could get something in the meantime.

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mindless728   09-23-2009 at 01:14:41 AM

software is never accurate for these things, so i wouldn't even bother, just wait

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Bronze CPUs badge cjl   09-23-2009 at 01:17:20 AM

Not anything accurate, no. You could get one of these though - they're pretty cheap:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 20a%20watt

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mbat   09-24-2009 at 06:08:56 PM

Ecosoft has a clever software product called LittleFoot which can measure power consumption within a few % based on actual loading during PC use (as opposed to simply on/off times multiplied by default average power consumption). Only a corporate product at the moment though.

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Bronze CPUs badge jsc   09-25-2009 at 12:25:50 AM

I do not see how a purely software solution can accurately measure power consumption with today's PSU's. There's simply no way to monitor current draw.

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Bronze CPUs badge cjl   09-25-2009 at 12:48:16 AM

It really can't, especially for components like hard drives which are connected directly to the PSU and do not report power consumption to the motherboard.

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