Program from UniBlue helps lower PC power consumption

zekrahminator · Dec 4, 2006

While the program may look like it only has settings easily found in your screen-saver menu, Local Cooling claims to save lots of energy. Enough energy to save a firm using 100 computers over $2000 a year. The clever program has a graphically friendly way to access energy saving system settings such as monitor turn-off times. It also lists the estimated power consumption of all hardware attached to the computer, including graphics cards, processors, and monitors. UniBlue made the application in an effort to cut energy costs in their own network. With a few tweaks, they made a free public version that you can download here.

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newtekie1 · Dec 4, 2006

Maybe it is just me, but their site seems to be down...

DR.Death · Dec 4, 2006

no i cant get into it eather

Jimmy 2004 · Dec 4, 2006

Looks interesting if just for the power consumption information...

zekrahminator · Dec 4, 2006

Humph, you're right, the site must be down.

PVTCaboose1337 · Dec 4, 2006

Wahh!!! I want this to work!

Canuto · Dec 4, 2006

Not working

DaMulta · Dec 4, 2006

I had to show how much I care

evil bill · Dec 5, 2006

newtekie1 said:
Maybe it is just me, but their site seems to be down...

their server is in power-save mode :laugh:

Judas · Dec 5, 2006

evil bill said:
their server is in power-save mode

LOL ... seems so

i_am_mustang_man · Dec 5, 2006

once this site is up, i'm going to give the info to my bosses and ask for a raise - in the same email

(i work in a computer lab with about 250 computers

)

killatia · Dec 5, 2006

here's another link: http://www.softsift.com/200612/local-cooling-103-beta-fight-against-global-warming.html

pt · Dec 5, 2006

killatia said:
here's another link: http://www.softsift.com/200612/local-cooling-103-beta-fight-against-global-warming.html

going to try it now

Alcpone · Dec 5, 2006

Not that impressed to be honest, it says my system draws 164w of power, when I did a more comprehensive power calculator it recommended I needed a 500w psu as all my devices drew 460w..

Someone is lying :confused:

watts289 · Dec 5, 2006

some1 is deffinatly lying it says my cpu witch is a p4 2.4ghz northwood 478 is only drawing 46 watts

and my 9550 6 watts :wtf:

watts289 · Dec 5, 2006

i cant remember the site but does anyone remember the site that gave you the recomendation of what psu to get?

DR.Death · Dec 5, 2006

i did the math on this site http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp and i should be using 270 w and with the program it says i am using 122w

XooM · Dec 5, 2006

theres a large discrepancy between 100% load and idle usage...

EDIT: after using it, it's clearly not very smart. I have 2 fans alone that combined use more than that estimated 15 watts, my CPU certainly draws a lot more than 59 watts (overclocked 3800x2 folding), i have more than 2 hard drives (lol... just sad), i have optical drives too, RAM... my PC draws a lot more than 166 watts if it made my old generic 500watt PSU blow :cool:

newtekie1 · Dec 5, 2006

Well you guy have to realize that those PSU calculators calculate the estimated power usage under peak load. While this program calculates estimated power usage when idle.

That being said, of course it is just a very rough estimate. According to it my PC, the on in my system specs, uses about 165w while idle.

However, according to my Kill-a-Watt it is actually right about 200w. So while it isn't totally accurate, it certainly isn't way off either. A different of 35w isn't that bad considering how basic this software is.

Tory · Dec 5, 2006

Uh... yeah this is crap. Is sais my 148w cpu (overclocked) is drawing 59w and my X1800XT 512MB is drawing 25w... yeah... I wish.

pt · Dec 5, 2006

monitor - 30w (17' LCD)
hdd - 8w (160gb sata)
cpu - 59w (3000+@2700mhz)
gfx card - 6w (piece of sh^t pci card)
other - 15w

this could be true in idle

newtekie1 · Dec 5, 2006

Tory said:
Uh... yeah this is crap. Is sais my 148w cpu (overclocked) is drawing 59w and my X1800XT 512MB is drawing 25w... yeah... I wish.

Those number are probably actually pretty accurate(see my post) for idle power draw.

MopeyMartian · Dec 5, 2006

Holy Crap! :eek:

I've never seen so many advanced power options...

oh, except in Power Options in the control panel. :roll:

Mussels · Dec 6, 2006

it tells me i have 6 hard drives with some large power figure.... i have one hard drive and a USB card reader...

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane @ 2.8GHz (224x12.5, 1.425V)
Motherboard	Gigabyte sumthin-or-another, it's got an nForce 430
Cooling	Dual 120mm case fans front/rear, Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, Zalman VF-900 on GPU
Memory	2GB G.Skill DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X850XT @ 580/600
Storage	WD 160 GB SATA hard drive.
Display(s)	Hanns G 19" widescreen, 5ms response time, 1440x900
Case	Thermaltake Soprano (black with side window).
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Live! 24 bit (paired with X-530 speakers).
Power Supply	ThermalTake 430W TR2
Software	XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1.

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	death machine
Processor	intel 6600 quad core cooled by scythe mutgen 2
Motherboard	dfi lanparty UT P35-T2R
Cooling	air
Memory	crucial ballistic tracer 4 gb
Video Card(s)	nvida 260 gtx
Storage	segate baracuta 500 GB , western digital blue 1TB
Display(s)	asus 23.6 vh242h
Case	lian-li pc-a70 full tower
Power Supply	650 watt Antec Earth Watts
Software	windows 7 and lots of other titles

System Name	Jimmy 2004's PC
Processor	S754 AMD Athlon64 3200+ @ 2640MHz
Motherboard	ASUS K8N
Cooling	AC Freezer 64 Pro + Zalman VF1000 + 5x120mm Antec TriCool Case Fans
Memory	1GB Kingston PC3200 (2x512MB)
Video Card(s)	Saphire 256MB X800 GTO @ 450MHz/560MHz (Core/Memory)
Storage	500GB Western Digital SATA II + 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax SATA
Display(s)	Digimate 17" TFT (1280x1024)
Case	Antec P182
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 4 + Creative Inspire T7900 7.1 Speakers
Power Supply	Corsair HX520W
Software	Windows XP Home

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane @ 2.8GHz (224x12.5, 1.425V)
Motherboard	Gigabyte sumthin-or-another, it's got an nForce 430
Cooling	Dual 120mm case fans front/rear, Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, Zalman VF-900 on GPU
Memory	2GB G.Skill DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X850XT @ 580/600
Storage	WD 160 GB SATA hard drive.
Display(s)	Hanns G 19" widescreen, 5ms response time, 1440x900
Case	Thermaltake Soprano (black with side window).
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Live! 24 bit (paired with X-530 speakers).
Power Supply	ThermalTake 430W TR2
Software	XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1.

System Name	Whim
Processor	Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V LX
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Memory	2 x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 670 2gb
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256gb, WD 2TB Black
Display(s)	Shimian QH270 (1440p), Asus VE228 (1080p)
Case	Cooler Master 430 Elite
Audio Device(s)	Onboard > PA2V2 Amp > Senn 595's
Power Supply	Corsair 750w
Software	Windows 8.1 (Tweaked)

Processor	Pentium D 930 @3.6Ghz
Motherboard	Biostar 945P-A7A(8.0)
Cooling	Stock cooling, 1x92mm outtake fan
Memory	Infineon 2x512Mb DDR2-533 @641Mhz 4-4-4-12
Video Card(s)	Powercolor X550 512Mb Hipermemory @510/261Mhz
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200Gb
Display(s)	iMax 17" LCD
Audio Device(s)	Realtek AC'97 ALC655
Power Supply	LC Power 550w Silent Giant GREEN POWER
Software	Windows Vista Ultimate x86

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard	MSi GD70
Cooling	OcZ Phase/water
Memory	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage	SSD 64GB
Display(s)	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case	Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s)	Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply	1000W TruePower Quattro

System Name	Main Rig \| Second Rig
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo Wolfdale E8200 @ 3.2Ghz \| Pentium 4 530J 3.0Ghz
Motherboard	ASUS P5KC @ 1,600Mhz FSB \| Asus P5P800
Cooling	Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro \| Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Memory	OCZ 4GB DDR2-800 (2x2GB) 5-4-4-15 \| Corsair 1GB XMS DDR-400 (2 x 512MB)
Video Card(s)	MSI NX8800GT 512MB Pre-OCd @ 660/950 \| Powercolor X850 Pro 256MB AGP
Storage	500GB WD Caviar SATA300 \| Hitachi Deckstar 80GB SATA
Display(s)	LG 22" W2252TQ
Case	Antec 900 \| ATX Window case
Audio Device(s)	Onboard High Definition Audio \| Soundblaster Audigy SE
Power Supply	Hiper 730W HPU-5M730-SE \| Tagan 480W
Software	Vista 64-bit SP1 \| Windows 7 32-bit RC1

System Name	Beatle _ Juice
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600x
Motherboard	Asus Rog Strix B450 F
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240
Memory	Corsair 32GB Vengeance Pro, DDR4 3600MHz, CL18, 1.35V
Video Card(s)	MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING X
Storage	Samsung 860 EVO 250 GB / Western Digital 2TB WD_BLACK SN770 m.2 /Samsung 970 EVO m.2
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 32GP850 32" 166hz
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	Seasonic 750W Focus
Software	Windows11 64bit

Processor	AMD X2 AM2+
Memory	2GB DDR2
Video Card(s)	7900gto
Storage	80GB+120GB 7200RPM IDE + 250GB SATA2 + 500GB SATA2
Display(s)	26" 1920x1200
Case	Antec Nine Hundred
Audio Device(s)	OnBoard
Power Supply	Ultra 600W with X-Connect
Software	Vista Ultimate

Processor	athlon64 x3800 oc'ed to 2.5 ghz
Motherboard	ecs kn1-lite
Cooling	ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro
Memory	2 gig gigaram ddr 400
Video Card(s)	geforce8600gt
Storage	raptor 74k and 160 gig harddrive
Display(s)	19 inch lcd monitor with resolution of 1440x900
Case	Antec case
Audio Device(s)	sound blaster xi-fi
Power Supply	650 watts antec power supply
Software	windows xp pro.

Processor	AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 (Trinidad)
Motherboard	ASUS F3Ka (ATI RS690M)
Cooling	stock
Memory	Nanya 2x1GB ddr2 667@5-5-5-15-2T
Video Card(s)	ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 512MB DDR2@ 580mhz/486mhz
Storage	160GB on laptop+250GB external
Display(s)	ASUS 15.4
Case	Asus Laptop F3Ka chassis
Audio Device(s)	on-board
Power Supply	1:30minutes battery
Software	"genui xp", 'cause i hated vista

System Name	AMD '13
Processor	FX-6300 @ 4.43GHz (1.35v)
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 rev 1.0 (F6)
Cooling	Cooler Master T2 + x2 case fans
Memory	2x4Gb Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (Stock)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX650 Ti OC 2Gb @ 1110/1500
Storage	Corsair 240Gb SSD / Seagate 500Gb HDD + old skool IDE HDD's x 3
Display(s)	Acer 23'' LED
Case	Billy Basic
Audio Device(s)	Onboard 8.1 HD
Power Supply	Corsair CX600
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	Smenchmarks

Processor	Intel i7-8700K
Motherboard	Asus Z390-A Prime
Cooling	NZXT Kraken x63
Memory	32GB DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra
Storage	1TB NVME, 1TB Raid 0 (Samsung 500gb SSD), 248gb SSD Boot Generic
Display(s)	Dell S2716DG x2
Case	Phanteks P400
Power Supply	Gigabyte 750W Modular
Mouse	Razr Deathadder Elite
Keyboard	Corsair K70
Software	Windows 10 Professional

Processor	Athlon 64 3800 x2 Windosr @ 2.65 (and rising)
Motherboard	BIOSTAR TForce 550
Cooling	Custom Liquid (WMD20RLZT, Swiftech STORM, 2-302 w/ custom shroud, 2x sanyo denki)
Memory	Patriot PDC22G5300LLK
Video Card(s)	Sapphire x1900GT
Storage	1x maxtor 40gb, 2x hitachi T7K250 160gb drives RAID 0, 1x 160gb Spinpoint
Display(s)	2x 17" CRT (dells; one from 1998, one from 2001) at 1600x1200 each
Case	Aspire X-SuperAlien
Audio Device(s)	integrated
Power Supply	Seasonic S12 600watt
Software	WinXP SP2, Folding@Home, Battlefield2, etc

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

Processor	Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Motherboard	Biostar TForce 6100
Cooling	Freezer 64 Pro
Memory	2GB G.skill DDR400
Video Card(s)	8800GTS
Storage	500GB Raid 0
Display(s)	Sceptre 20.1inch wide 8ms
Case	Ultra Aluminus
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 2 value
Power Supply	Seasonic 430w

Processor	AMD R5 3600 @4.4GHz
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max
Cooling	Scythe Fuma 2
Memory	PNY 16GB DDR4-3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2070 w/2 Arctic P12 fans
Storage	Samsung Evo 250GB & many more
Display(s)	ASUS 24" + Acer 24"
Case	Corsair Carbide 200R
Power Supply	Cooler Master V650
Mouse	Logitech G305
Keyboard	Corsair K70
Software	Win 10 64

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