What power does a real-life average-to-middle modern PC system unit consume? I want to keep the power consumption down.
Don't know much about current AMD cpu's or the roadmaps but something I would tend to go for something at the "value" end of the market provided it's not a dead end in 6 months!
I would like a real-life figure rather than fill in a consumptio chart and make various assumptions.
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My existing PC is: Athlon 2100+ socket-A 1GB SDRAM air-cooled VIA mobo air-cooled graphics GeForce2 card few hard drives It consumes about 115W (under load it's a bit more).
It's 17 inch CRT uses about 65 to 70 W. Printers & scanners are extra.