How do you find out how many watts your computer has?
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it would be written on the power supply unit.
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1 open the computer case to see what do you have.\n2 if you know the name of the mainboard, you may get to the mainboard producer's webpage in search of the information of the mainboard you possess
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there's a little program called cpuid that tells you this and more but you could look in your bios too
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:O ?? i thought it is called win98 not win88 >> try looking for it in the control panel > power options
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The best way to find out that info is to go to accessories, system tools, system information, then + sign next to components then click on display. You'll get what you want and much more.
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Open the case and read the information on your power supply. Windows wont give you any information about your power supply.
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Verify it is ON in the BIOS.
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Volts times amps = watts.
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run dxdiag and it will tell you everythiing about your computer dont be scared to open your tower and get a better look @ the moutherboard to see exactly what your working with
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Right-click on a blank part of the desktop. A menu will pop up. Select PROPERTIES. Click the tab marked SETTINGS. Click the button marked ADVANCED. Click the tab marked ADAPTOR. \n\nThat will show you the graphics card you have.
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Hi there:\n\nYou can estimate your power consumption using calculations for posted " average" ratings for all the parts of your computer, however, nothing is real, and the power supply rating has nothing to do with the power you are actually using.\n Only the electrical meter on the main line is of any value...\n\nI have answered this question in different forms a few times, and a typical answer is listed below:\n\nHow can you find out how many Watts your PCs power supply uses?\n\nLet's say in an hour, how many watts have been used...\n \n\n\nBest Answer - Chosen By Voters\n\nHi there:\nI looked at the answers above, and only one, CJMT had any inkling of the correct answer \n\n- The only way to know is to MEASURE IT!\nYou can calculate thousands of calculations all day, but until you actually measure YOUR own computer, you are just guessing!\n\nNew power supplies now come WITH and actual Wattage power meter, which is on the back or mounted on a front panel with a plug in cable. Some Motherboards, have a power meter built in as well, and, considering these " new and improved" features, it clearly shows that you are among thousands of computer users who are interested in this factor...\n\nIn the " old " days, you would just get a power " Clamp on " meter of some sort, and clamp over ONE wire of the AC power cord ( this is a bit difficult with normal computer power cords, so you plug in an extension which has the the wires separated, and clamp the meter over ONE of the wires.)\n\nNow you can purchase easy-to-use plug in-the-wall meters that have digital readouts. \n\nSimple.\n\nYOU MUST actually measure your wattage - for example, if you have an 800 WATT power supply, this means nothing, except that the power supply " CAN " supply 800 Watts if it " has to " -- you could actually only be using 289 Watts of the available 800.\n\nIn order to really know what your " computer " is costing in terms of power, you should plug in the monitor, the CPU box, the speakers, the printer, the modems, power adapters etc. etc. TO A POWER BAR, and then measure the actual total to the wall plug.\n\nListed below are links on the web to typical measuring tools that are commonly available. You can check out stores and electronics and computer outlets in your area, once you know what you are looking for. If you know an electronics guy or a hydro guy, he could just let you use a clamp meter in a few seconds to get a reading, and save yourself a few bucks - but the $30 home units would come in handy to measure anything in \nthe whole house -- well worth it !\n\n\nPower Supplies with WATT METERS\nhttp://www.highpowersupply.com/product-ps-hpc480102df.html\nhttp://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817171001\n\nKill a Watt Meter\n\nhttp://www.gooddeals.com/shopexd.asp_Q_id_E_119\n\nBriggs and Stratton Meter\n\nhttp://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/NTEprodprint?productId=200326720&p\n\nrnbr=1704700&storeId=6970&catalogId=4006970&langId=-1\n\nSAFE HOME 3 products\nhttp://www.safehomeproducts.com/shp2/shpsearch.asp?source=adwords&kw=wattage+meter\n\nProfessional Watt meters\nhttp://www.testequipmentdepot.com/amprobe/clampmeters/digitalac.htm\nhttp://www.testequipmentdepot.com/fluke/currentclamps/330series.htm\nhttp://www.testequipmentdepot.com/hioki/clampmeters/3280.htm\n\nThere are hundreds of other models and manufacturers available, and since millions of people are interested in actually knowing where the high cost of power is being used in their homes, I expect to see hundreds of more products available\nat lower and lower prices as manufacturing gears up.\n\nHope this helps\n\nrobin
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Goto this link http://mabzone.com  and u will goto the http://mabzone.com/computer.html and u can check it overthere.
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.\nTHE EASIEST\nway to determine the name of your hardware\nand the manufacturer is all there in the Device Manager.\n\nSTART > RIGHT click MyComputer > select Properties\ntab Hardware > button DEVICE MANAGER.\n\nScroll down to your device and double click it.\nIt will tell you the name and the manufacturer.\n\nHappy2Help  ;)
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The best way to measure is to plug the monitor and computer into a surge protector, them use a clamp-on ammeter on the cord from the surge protector where it plugs into the wall.  Multiply the value of amperage times the 110 voltage (U.S. homes).
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A typical computer uses between 100-150 watts per hour.  But your computer usage will vary depending on how many peripherals and components are installed.  In the United States, rates vary wildly.  I'm in the more expensive area of the country where we pay about 20 cents per Kilowatt Hour.  This amounts to about $15-20 per month per computer.\n\nAnd to the guy who said the TV uses more... you're WRONG.  TVs use between 50 and 100 watts. (except for the larger TVs).\n\nI'm not sure if they make a UK equivalent, but you might want to invest in a device like the Kill-A-Watt meter (google it) - it will tell you how much electricity is being used. \n\nAlso, idle time vs. use time can see the wattage change significantly.  Using my the network can increase wattage use by about 15 watts...\n\nAsking the electric company sounds good but is silly - I've done that, they tend to tell you the computer uses 300 watts (because that's the average power supply in a computer).  Problem is, just because the power supply can provide 300 watts does NOT mean that that's what it uses.  It's kinda like saying your light socket uses 150 watts because it can use a 150 watt bulb... even when you only use a 60 watt bulb.
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A typical desktop computer uses about 65 watts. Add another 80 watts for a 17" CRT monitor, or 35 for an LCD. When your computer sleeps ("standby") the the computer uses 3 to 35 watts, while the monitor uses next to nothing. A screensaver that shows any image on the screen doesn't save any energy at all -- you only save energy if the monitor goes dark by going into standby mode. Of course, you can turn the monitor off at the switch too and then it uses 0 watts.\n\nLet's not forget laptops, they use only about 15 watts.\n\nWith most devices you can look at the label to see how much energy they use, but that doesn't work so well with computers because the label gives the theoretical maximum, not the typical amount used. A computer whose label says 300 watts might only use about 60 watts when it's actually running, and only 90 even in peak times with serious number-crunching and all the drives spinning.\n\nTo put this into perspective, a light bulb uses about 75 watts. So a typical computer uses about 1.5 to 2 light bulbs' worth of energy.
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Get a program called sisoftware sandra. It will tell you all about your components in the system information area.\nhttp://www.download.com/SANDRA-Lite/3000-2086_4-10451861.html?tag=lst-0-1