http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/Edge/images/feedimage.pnghttp://edge.technet.com/Tags/watt's+up/watt's uphttp://edge.technet.com/Tags/watt's+up/en-usFri, 08 Feb 2008 00:29:55 GMTFri, 08 Feb 2008 00:29:55 GMTEvNet (EvNet, Version=1.0.3210.25109, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null)<img src="http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/edge/9/4/5/powerbench_small_edge.jpg" border="0" />So how much power do your PCs draw?  And how do you figure that out?<br /> Those were the questions that I asked Grant after he recently updated the machines in some of the classrooms he manages.  His problem was even more complex:  He needed stronger/better/faster machines, but he was at capacity on his circuits, so he needed to do it without increasing power draw.<br /> In this video, Grant walks us through some of his methodology in measuring and benchmarking power consumption on a few machines, and shares the results with us.  <br /> It leads to some interesting conclusions, and some good food for thought for anyone trying to make energy conscious decisions around PC purchases.<img src="http://edge.technet.com/549/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0" height="1" width="1" alt="" />http://edge.technet.com/Media/How-much-power-does-your-PC-consume/http://edge.technet.com/Media/How-much-power-does-your-PC-consume/Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/edge/9/4/5/powerbench_edge.wmv17037http://edge.technet.com/549/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0So how much power do your PCs draw?  And how do you figure that out? Those were the questions that I asked Grant after he recently updated the machines in some of the classrooms he manages.  His problem was even more complex:  He needed stronger/better/faster machines, but he was at capacity on his&#8230;AdamBomb4http://edge.technet.com/Media/How-much-power-does-your-PC-consume/RSS/http://edge.technet.com/549/Trackback.aspxbenchmarkingcpuGreenpowerwatt's up