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Power Usage Software
crrussell3
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Does anyone know of a software utility that will monitor power usage (voltage or wattage) in real time? Or does such a utility even exist?
*Edit: I know I can estimate the amount of power I would need from a power supply during full load, but specifically we are looking for something that can tell us what it uses at idle.
Thanks!
*Edit: I know I can estimate the amount of power I would need from a power supply during full load, but specifically we are looking for something that can tell us what it uses at idle.
Thanks!
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tiersten
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Buy a Kill-a-watt or whatever the equivalent is for your country. A decent UPS should be able to tell you the relevant details as well. -
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crrussell3 wrote: »Does anyone know of a software utility that will monitor power usage (voltage or wattage) in real time? Or does such a utility even exist?
*Edit: I know I can estimate the amount of power I would need from a power supply during full load, but specifically we are looking for something that can tell us what it uses at idle.
Thanks!
Sounds like you are looking for an SNMP compatible device.
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Buy a Kill-a-watt or whatever the equivalent is for your country. A decent UPS should be able to tell you the relevant details as well.
Ya looks like we might have to go with a Kill-A-Watt, even though it will be a one use wonder. The CIO wants to know what our current computer workstation power usage is at idle to compare it to the mac-mini which only uses 14w at idle.MCTS: Windows Vista, Configuration
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hypnotoad
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Good idea...then you can spend all that energy trying to fix the mac mini.