What is your computers idle power consumption

The Von Matrices · Jan 21, 2012

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.

Mussels · Jan 21, 2012

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.

... for real? that seems like far too much power, even for 3 monitors. i cant make my system break 600 with overkill synthetic tests.

The Von Matrices · Jan 21, 2012

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.

I'll bring out the power meter and recheck - give me a min.

Mussels · Jan 21, 2012

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.

slyfox2151 · Jan 21, 2012

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.)

The Von Matrices · Jan 21, 2012

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.

slyfox2151 · Jan 21, 2012

is civ 5 with or without v sync?

The Von Matrices · Jan 21, 2012

It's with VSync

Frick · Jan 21, 2012

The Von Matrices said:
It's with VSync

Whats the draw with VSync off?

The Von Matrices · Jan 21, 2012

Frick said:
Whats the draw with VSync off?

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?

Mussels · Jan 21, 2012

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?

maybe you got that backwards, or some kind of game bug is interfering.

spixel · Mar 3, 2012

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.

sparkyar · Mar 3, 2012

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)

catnipkiller · Mar 3, 2012

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?

Aquinus · Mar 3, 2012

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.

arnoo1 · Mar 3, 2012

Dunno xd around 100watts xd i don't know about idle for my gtx275 xd

Liquid Cool · Mar 3, 2012

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

TheoneandonlyMrK · Mar 3, 2012

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:

Aquinus · Mar 3, 2012

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 any higher oc and my pc flatlines till reboot

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.

AsRock · Mar 3, 2012

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.

HD64G · Mar 3, 2012

Idle 70-80W.
Normal gaming 130-150W.
Stretching 180W.

CPU undervoltaged. Monitor off. Plus 50-60W when it's on.

pigulici · Mar 4, 2012

-idle(+monitor) = 114w
-in winrar benchmark(+monitor) = 165w

specks · Mar 4, 2012

I'm guessing mine is about 150W idle

Mussels · Mar 4, 2012

specks said:
I'm guessing mine is about 150W idle

might as well guess 1.5W, go get a meter!

Melvis · Mar 4, 2012

I hate to think what mine is =/

System Name	My Surround PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Motherboard	ASUS STRIX X670E-F
Cooling	Swiftech MCP35X / EK Quantum CPU / Alphacool GPU / XSPC 480mm w/ Corsair Fans
Memory	96GB (2 x 48 GB) G.Skill DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Suprim X 24GB
Storage	WD SN850 2TB, Samsung PM981a 1TB, 4 x 4TB + 1 x 10TB HGST NAS HDD for Windows Storage Spaces
Display(s)	2 x Viotek GFI27QXA 27" 4K 120Hz + LG UH850 4K 60Hz + HMD
Case	NZXT Source 530
Audio Device(s)	Sony MDR-7506 / Logitech Z-5500 5.1
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x 1 kW
Mouse	Patriot Viper V560
Keyboard	Corsair K100
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	Mellanox ConnectX-3 10 Gb/s Fiber Network Card

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.

System Name	My Surround PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Motherboard	ASUS STRIX X670E-F
Cooling	Swiftech MCP35X / EK Quantum CPU / Alphacool GPU / XSPC 480mm w/ Corsair Fans
Memory	96GB (2 x 48 GB) G.Skill DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Suprim X 24GB
Storage	WD SN850 2TB, Samsung PM981a 1TB, 4 x 4TB + 1 x 10TB HGST NAS HDD for Windows Storage Spaces
Display(s)	2 x Viotek GFI27QXA 27" 4K 120Hz + LG UH850 4K 60Hz + HMD
Case	NZXT Source 530
Audio Device(s)	Sony MDR-7506 / Logitech Z-5500 5.1
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x 1 kW
Mouse	Patriot Viper V560
Keyboard	Corsair K100
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	Mellanox ConnectX-3 10 Gb/s Fiber Network Card

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.

System Name	MRCOMP!
Processor	5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI Gaming Plus
Cooling	Corsair 280 AIO
Memory	64GB 3600mhz
Video Card(s)	GTX3060
Storage	1TB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung Neo
Case	No Case... just sitting on cardboard :D
Power Supply	Antec 650w

What is your computers idle power consumption

The Von Matrices

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

The Von Matrices

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

slyfox2151

The Von Matrices

slyfox2151

The Von Matrices

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

The Von Matrices

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

spixel

sparkyar

catnipkiller

Aquinus

Resident Wat-man

arnoo1

Liquid Cool

TheoneandonlyMrK

Aquinus

Resident Wat-man

AsRock

TPU addict

HD64G

pigulici

specks

New Member

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

Melvis

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 7600
Motherboard	MSI X670E Gaming Plus Wifi
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Plantronics 5220, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Dell SK3205
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

Processor	Intel i5 2500k @ 4.2ghz
Motherboard	Asrock z77 Extreme4
Memory	8GB Corsair LP 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte gtx570 + Evga gtx570 HD
Storage	Corsair Force GT 120gb
Display(s)	Samsung 931bw
Case	Cooler Master Cosmos S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair vx550
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64

System Name	INTEL/AMD
Processor	I7 4790k stock / 1100T@3.8GHZ(on air)
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GAMING 5 / GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 / zalmen 9900
Memory	4x4 GB 1600 / 4x4gb 1600
Video Card(s)	GTX670 x2 / ATI 5870 x2
Storage	2xcorsair ssd 120gb raid0 /2x adata ssd 120gb
Display(s)	55Iinch LCD / 22inch acer
Case	CM 690 II Advanced (USB 3) / Anteck 900
Power Supply	Enermax 800EWT / 750 zalman
Software	Win 10

System Name	Apollo
Processor	Intel Core i9 9880H
Motherboard	Some proprietary Apple thing.
Memory	64GB DDR4-2667
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2
Storage	1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External
Display(s)	Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays
Case	MacBook Pro (16", 2019)
Audio Device(s)	AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers
Power Supply	96w Power Adapter
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Logitech G915, GL Clicky
Software	MacOS 12.1

System Name	gaming system
Processor	2600k @ 4.2 ghz
Motherboard	MSI Z77 MPower
Cooling	Thermalright ultra extreme 120 rev.C w/noctua NF-S12B push/pull
Memory	16gb corsair vengeance 2400 c11 @1.5 v/
Video Card(s)	GB gtx670 WF3x sli @1080/1372/6660(core/boost/mem)
Storage	2x samsung 850evo 250gb raid 0 ,2tb wdblack, 3TB wd purple
Display(s)	Samsung Syncmaster P2770FH, asus VH242t/19" lg 1440x900
Case	fractal design r4
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX1050
Mouse	Razer abyssus
Keyboard	corsair k70
Software	Windows 10 pro x64

System Name	Graphics Card Free...
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX Wifi
Cooling	Cryorig M9a w/ BeQuiet! PureWings 2 ~ 92mm
Memory	Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4 3200 ~ 16GB(2x8GB)
Storage	Samsung EVO 870 SSD - 1TB
Display(s)	AOC 24G2
Case	Cardboard...
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNova 550w G3
Mouse	Logitech t400 Zone Touch Mouse
Keyboard	IBM Model "M" Keyboard
Software	Manjaro ~ KDE Plasma
Benchmark Scores	She's a Runner!

System Name	RyzenGtEvo/ Asus strix scar II
Processor	Amd R5 5900X/ Intel 8750H
Motherboard	Crosshair hero8 impact/Asus
Cooling	360EK extreme rad+ 360$EK slim all push, cpu ek suprim Gpu full cover all EK
Memory	Gskill Trident Z 3900cas18 32Gb in four sticks./16Gb/16GB
Video Card(s)	Asus tuf RX7900XT /Rtx 2060
Storage	Silicon power 2TB nvme/8Tb external/1Tb samsung Evo nvme 2Tb sata ssd/1Tb nvme
Display(s)	Samsung UAE28"850R 4k freesync.dell shiter
Case	Lianli 011 dynamic/strix scar2
Audio Device(s)	Xfi creative 7.1 on board ,Yamaha dts av setup, corsair void pro headset
Power Supply	corsair 1200Hxi/Asus stock
Mouse	Roccat Kova/ Logitech G wireless
Keyboard	Roccat Aimo 120
VR HMD	Oculus rift
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	laptop Timespy 6506

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600@80W
Motherboard	MSI B550 Tomahawk
Cooling	ZALMAN CNPS9X OPTIMA
Memory	2*8GB PATRIOT PVS416G400C9K@3733MT_C16
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 6750 XT Pulse 12GB
Storage	Sandisk SSD 128GB, Kingston A2000 NVMe 1TB, Samsung F1 1TB, WD Black 10TB
Display(s)	AOC 27G2U/BK IPS 144Hz
Case	SHARKOON M25-W 7.1 BLACK
Audio Device(s)	Realtek 7.1 onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic Core GC 500W
Mouse	Sharkoon SHARK Force Black
Keyboard	Trust GXT280
Software	Win 7 Ultimate 64bit/Win 10 pro 64bit/Manjaro Linux

Processor	i7-9700
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO
Memory	32GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	msi 1080
Storage	Samsung SSD 850 pro 2TB+1tb hdd 7200rpm+ 1tb 970pro
Software	Mageia 6 + Windows 10

System Name	Spreadsheet powerhouse
Processor	Two P4s glued together
Motherboard	Asus P5KPL-AM EPU
Cooling	CoolerMaster Hyper TX3
Memory	2gb (2x1gb) Kingston Value Ram DDR2 800mhz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD4670 1gb GDDR3 w/ Arctic Cooling Accelero L7
Storage	500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue
Display(s)	Philips 191EL 18.5"
Case	Thermaltake V4 Black Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Thermaltake TR2 600W
Software	WinXp

System Name	Night Rider \| Mini LAN PC \| Workhorse
Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D \| Ryzen 1600X \| i7 970
Motherboard	MSi AM4 Pro Carbon \| GA- \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Cooling	Noctua U9S Twin Fan\| Stock Cooler, Copper Core)\| Big shairkan B
Memory	2x8GB DDR4 G.Skill Ripjaws 3600MHz\| 2x8GB Corsair 3000 \| 6x2GB DDR3 1300 Corsair
Video Card(s)	MSI AMD 6750XT \| 6500XT \| MSI RX 580 8GB
Storage	1TB WD Black NVME / 250GB SSD /2TB WD Black \| 500GB SSD WD, 2x1TB, 1x750 \| WD 500 SSD/Seagate 320
Display(s)	LG 27" 1440P\| Samsung 20" S20C300L/DELL 15" \| 22" DELL/19"DELL
Case	LIAN LI PC-18 \| Mini ATX Case (custom) \| Atrix C4 9001
Audio Device(s)	Onboard \| Onbaord \| Onboard
Power Supply	Silverstone 850 \| Silverstone Mini 450W \| Corsair CX-750
Mouse	Coolermaster Pro \| Rapoo V900 \| Gigabyte 6850X
Keyboard	MAX Keyboard Nighthawk X8 \| Creative Fatal1ty eluminx \| Some POS Logitech
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 \| Windows 10 Pro 64 \| Windows 7 Pro 64/Windows 10 Home