Electricity prices are high and rising. So this video illustrates the amount of energy that different kinds of computers use, as well as discussing power settings and power supply changes that can reduce electricity use.
The power meter I used was from Maplin, who have sadly gone out of business. But if you want to run your own tests, you can find a similar power meter on Amazon UK here: https://amzn.to/3n5RDnm and on Amazon.com here: https://amzn.to/3mYHLvF
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The video in which I fitted a desktop PC with a more energy efficient power supply is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwqm3c0-Dbw
And the first video in the series where I built the Ryzen 3 PC is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIQfFIBjfXE
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Form Factors
06:45 Power Settings
09:55 PSU Upgrade
11:38 Knowledge Saves Power
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