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What is your computers idle power consumption

With monitors and speakers on, just playing music, mine averages around 270W. It uses around 900W with an intensive game like Civ 5.

Worst part is the Z-5500 speakers, which unacceptably draw 10 watts IN STANDBY. I unplug them with not in use for that reason.
 
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The Von Matrices said:
With monitors and speakers on, just playing music, mine averages around 270W. It uses around 900W with an intensive game like Civ 5.
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... for real? that seems like far too much power, even for 3 monitors. i cant make my system break 600 with overkill synthetic tests.
 
Mussels said:
... for real? that seems like far too much power, even for 3 monitors. i cant make my system break 600 with overkill synthetic tests.
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I'll bring out the power meter and recheck - give me a min.
 
oh you mentioned speakers too, i missed that. i have no idea how much power z55's actually use, never measured mine. i too shut them off at the wall when not in use, they draw a fair bit at idle, and they hum too.
 
speakers should draw fuck all when not at loud volumes (excluding idle power).... my sony HiFi uses 62 watts at idle.... and yet only draws 90 watts or less at decent volume with the bass up. it wont start pulling 900+ watts till the very last few notches as volume vs power consumption is exponential not linear. ( 1400s is the highest iv seen them peak at.)
 
Okay, I re-measured my system with my Kill-A-Watt. The idle number I stated was a little low and the load number was a little high.

Monitors (all 3): 133W

System (no monitors or speakers) (idle): 190W
System (no monitors or speakers) (load, Civ 5): 543W
System (no monitors or speakers) (load, Furmark): 633W

Z5500 (standby): 10W
Z5500 (on, nothing playing): 40W

So a reasonable number I'd be pulling playing Civ 5 with speakers and monitors on would be ~720W. BF3 is probably more, I didn't check.
 
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is civ 5 with or without v sync?
 
It's with VSync
 
Frick said:
Whats the draw with VSync off?
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It's much less, only 487W for the system (no monitors or speakers). I don't know for sure why it's lower, but could it be because the game is CPU limited and VSync is just putting more load on the GPUs?
 
The Von Matrices said:
It's much less, only 487W for the system (no monitors or speakers). I don't know for sure why it's lower, but could it be because the game is CPU limited and VSync is just putting more load on the GPUs?
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maybe you got that backwards, or some kind of game bug is interfering.
 
Just changed my graphics card to an evga gtx 570 hd

i3 2120 with stock cooler
gtx 570
Asus P8Z68-V LX
Corsair vx550
2x4gb 1333mhz ram
Raptor X 150gb 10,000rpm

idle is now between 69 and 85. Slightly higher 'lowest' reading but for some reason its not as erractic as the 6870. perhaps it kicks into 3d mode easier.
 
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only 37w

i7 2600
gigabyte h61 usb3 :(
8gb ddr3 1333 (2x4gb)
1tb WD green
LG bluray

116w at full load when compressing with x264

using a cheap u$20 chinese power monitor (+1/-1 error)
 
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I only have my pc hooked up to my battery backup nothing else draws from it.

idel 110w

furmark 540-550w

prime 95 345w

combine test 740-755 watts

when i woke up it was cold as hell so my temps where 10 degc on cpu when i turned it on. Still stressing the cpu its only @ 38deg c.

anyone else have a system that goes over 750 watts?
 
My system as the following power usages:
Idles @ 165-watts
Full CPU + GPU load @ 350-watts
Full CPU + GPU load overclocked @ 450-watts

I have two monitors, a 22" and a 28" LCD with CCFL backlighting that consume a total of 100-watts together.
 
Dunno xd around 100watts xd i don't know about idle for my gtx275 xd
 
I have a Core i3 2120 that spixel has. Idles at 23-25 watts without a video card on an Intel DH67CF. Add 12-13 watts per monitor with a video card(HD 7770). Top end fluctuates between 140-155 watts if I am playing a game with dual 24" monitors hooked up. I only game on one monitor.

My core i3 530, same story...about 25 watts on an Intel DH55TC(highly recommend for efficiency/stability).

My P2412H's use 25 watts or so and my Klipsch 2.1's idle at 12w.

So...Core i3 2120 on a DH67CF with two monitors hooked up? 47-48 watts at idle. 60 watts including speakers. About 100w including monitors.

Best,

LC
 
ive got to be close to the 850watts my psu is rated at, ive no meter, but im at the limits of what the psu can and will do its at that 24/7 folding:eek: any higher oc and my pc flatlines till reboot:confused:
 
theoneandonlymrk said:
ive got to be close to the 850watts my psu is rated at, ive no meter, but im at the limits of what the psu can and will do its at that 24/7 folding:eek: any higher oc and my pc flatlines till reboot:confused:
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You do realize doing that is putting your computer at risk? I would get a bigger PSU if you really think you're getting close to it or you might find that a new motherboard, CPU, or video card will be in your future if not all of them.
 
Phenom 2 555 x2 unlocked around 115w idle ( don't really use it for game so no max but seen it around 220w mark..

Intel Q9550 on a maxinus mobo 180-200w idle max 280-370w depending on game. How ever with the newer DDR3 775 mobo idles around 100w-120w.

i5 2500k 77w-120w idle and only seen it as high as 300w.

The intel setup were tested with the same HDDs\SSDs which is\was 6 in total as for the AMD setup has only 2HDD's installed.
 
Idle 70-80W.
Normal gaming 130-150W.
Stretching 180W.

CPU undervoltaged. Monitor off. Plus 50-60W when it's on.
 
-idle(+monitor) = 114w
-in winrar benchmark(+monitor) = 165w
 
I'm guessing mine is about 150W idle
 
I hate to think what mine is =/
 
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