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Wattage and Cost

NolanUK
By NolanUK
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Im wanting to know how much wattage my computer really uses and how much the electricity is costing to use it. What could I get to measure these?

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You could buy a wattage meter that plugs into the wall, then plug your computer into that to get the wattage (it will be different for idle and load).  

To find how much it costs you, you'll have to extrapolate from your electricity bill.  Electricity prices vary a lot from region to region.  

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some of the plug in power meters have the ability to input your c/Kwh rate and it will calculate how much the computer is costing per day/week/month based on it's power consumption at the time of reading.

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