Power usage

Thanx - that's the info I needed!

Vic

This should give you a ballpark estimate:
Power Supply Calculator:
http://www.journeysystems.com/?power_supply_calculator

Also: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,1937997,00.asp
also:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/truth-pc-power-consumption,1707.html

JS

"Vic Baron" <vgbaron.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OPFaRgk9IHA.5684@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I'm running a blade server that hosts a website. It's running W2K server.
> Not a busy site so I expect the server is idling or doing whatever W2K
> server does when not busy. I'm trying to get a better handle on my costs
> involved so does anyone have any what the wattage used might be. I believe
> it has a 450W power supply but I expect it uses a fraction of that during
> normal usage.
>
> Thanx,
>
> Vic
>
> --
> There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
> don't

On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:38:04 -0700, "Vic Baron" <vgbaron RemoveThis @hotmail.com>
wrote:

>I'm running a blade server that hosts a website. It's running W2K server.
>Not a busy site so I expect the server is idling or doing whatever W2K
>server does when not busy. I'm trying to get a better handle on my costs
>involved so does anyone have any what the wattage used might be. I believe
>it has a 450W power supply but I expect it uses a fraction of that during
>normal usage.
>
>Thanx,
>
>Vic

Why ask HERE? This has nothing to do with the XP OS to start with.

Ask elsewhere

Hi,

Well if I understood your question correctly, then you want to know what is
going on with your power supply if not all 450 watts are being used, such as
when the computer is idle. Well if your power supply is a pretty good one
then it will only use whatever is needed however if it's a lower quality
power supply then it will always be using 450 watts. You should always check
if a power supply is effecient like that before buying it.

Regards,
Eric




"Vic Baron" <vgbaron.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OPFaRgk9IHA.5684@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I'm running a blade server that hosts a website. It's running W2K server.
> Not a busy site so I expect the server is idling or doing whatever W2K
> server does when not busy. I'm trying to get a better handle on my costs
> involved so does anyone have any what the wattage used might be. I believe
> it has a 450W power supply but I expect it uses a fraction of that during
> normal usage.
>
> Thanx,
>
> Vic
>
> --
> There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
> don't

In article <#3DkIYp9IHA.1448@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, NoSpam DeleteThis @hotmail.com
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> Well if I understood your question correctly, then you want to know what is
> going on with your power supply if not all 450 watts are being used, such as
> when the computer is idle. Well if your power supply is a pretty good one
> then it will only use whatever is needed however if it's a lower quality
> power supply then it will always be using 450 watts. You should always check
> if a power supply is effecient like that before buying it.
>

Actually, you're wrong, sorry.

A power supply with nothing connected (if it's enabled) will draw next
to no power.

When the power supply has a LOAD it will provide UP TO it's rated
capacity unless the quality of the power supply is low and then it might
not be able to provide the rated capacity.

The load on the AC line side of the Power Supply is completely dependent
on the efficiency of the PSU and the load on the computer side.

There is no really way a "Caclulator " can give a good estimate, but,
since all servers should be on a UPS, and all quality UPS's show current
power levels as well as run time - you can generally use their values to
determine actual load at different conditions.

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Eric Goldberg wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Well if I understood your question correctly, then you want to know what
> is
> going on with your power supply if not all 450 watts are being used, such
> as
> when the computer is idle. Well if your power supply is a pretty good one
> then it will only use whatever is needed however if it's a lower quality
> power supply then it will always be using 450 watts.

Not true. The power a power supply draws from the AC outlet depends on
the computer load. With less load, there will be less power drawn from the
AC outlet, and it is MUCH less than the *power rating* of the power supply
(which is its maximum capable value under full load conditions)

> You should always check
> if a power supply is efficient like that before buying it.
>
> Regards,
> Eric
>
>
>
>
> "Vic Baron" <vgbaron.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OPFaRgk9IHA.5684@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I'm running a blade server that hosts a website. It's running W2K server.
>> Not a busy site so I expect the server is idling or doing whatever W2K
>> server does when not busy. I'm trying to get a better handle on my costs
>> involved so does anyone have any what the wattage used might be. I
>> believe
>> it has a 450W power supply but I expect it uses a fraction of that during
>> normal usage.
>>
>> Thanx,
>>
>> Vic
>>
>> --
>> There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
>> don't