Measuring PC's Wattage?

[pseudolobster]

Just replace the PSU. They aren't expensive.

My computer at home draws over 350W. But it has a ton more power than that one.

I was building this for a customer. They told me what parts they wanted in it and what they were willing to spend. I told them it'd be $50 extra for a power supply and they declined, saying if I can get it to work with a 350 then they don't want to pay extra.

For everyone who keeps suggesting things, or for people who ask about model numbers, the computer was out the door a week ago. I can't try more things, and I can't tell you part numbers, I'm just asking in the future if you can estimate wattage using a multimeter, and if so what did I do wrong?

Anyways, I do believe it's a blown 10A fuse in my multimeter, I haven't had time to test though.

 

[iskor12]

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

^ Try this.


Also, NEVER buy a computer and use it with a crappy power supply. It's like getting a Ferrari and using plastic lego wheels for it.

I was building this for a customer. They told me what parts they wanted in it and what they were willing to spend. I told them it'd be $50 extra for a power supply and they declined, saying if I can get it to work with a 350 then they don't want to pay extra.

For everyone who keeps suggesting things, or for people who ask about model numbers, the computer was out the door a week ago. I can't try more things, and I can't tell you part numbers, I'm just asking in the future if you can estimate wattage using a multimeter, and if so what did I do wrong?

Anyways, I do believe it's a blown 10A fuse in my multimeter, I haven't had time to test though.

The we site that Nikokapo wrote on here really is just about your best bet for estimating power usage, although I honestly don't believe that it is 100% accurate. Another easy way to see how much your computer is consuming is to buy a meter that plugs into your wall outlet and then you plug the pc into that meter. It will then give you a live wattage readout.

Chances are is that you did blow your fuse.

 

[nikokapo]

[QUOTE]I honestly don't believe that it is 100% accurate.[/QUOTE]

You can rest assured it is NOT that accurate, but it's good for quick estimates.