Home device power use: Difference between revisions
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Yes. | Yes. | ||
But how much will vary. | But how much will vary. | ||
Some very informed choices can push | Some very informed choices (mostly just how idle you can make the CPU and hardware components) can push desktop down a bunch. | ||
If you can accept 15..25W idle, your search becomes a little easier than if you wanted 5..10W | If you can accept 15..25W idle, your search becomes a little easier than if you wanted 5..10W. | ||
It is no ''technical'' reason you can't | It is no ''technical'' reason you can't have something that can draw 300W gaming hard and 15W idle, | ||
but the ''practical'' amount of research to get that is "so you wanted another hobby to consume your life?" levels of work, | |||
and the choices will be so specific the information is not that valuable a few years later. | |||
Revision as of 17:03, 8 April 2024
Computers
tl;dr:
- Assume 40W or more for laptops, idling at 10W with things dialed down
- 150W or more for desktops, idling at 100W (can be much less, if specialized)
- counting basic monitors (larger and brighter may add more)
- most gaming machines don't go over 300 or 400W when working hard