Tjolbi=GCHQ= wrote:
unless you can monitor your power consumption in real time, it won't be accurate. maybe if you calculate the average consumption based on the general amount of time your pc is idle and under load...
besides that, i couldn't find any application that calculates the cost based on the actual time the pc is on.
Wasn't worried to much about the accuracy, just a rough idea, there's absolutly nothing out there, app wise, that I can see. Anyone good with VB?
All you'd need is the calculation on a timer event I would have thought.
Tjolbi=GCHQ= wrote:
you would probably be better off using an actual hardware monitor between your wall socket and the psu.
such as theseYeah was in my local Maplin when I saw them, half price one looks good though, might pop in my local shop tommorow.
Watts x hours per day x days per week x 52 / 1000 = kWh per year x £0.00kWh = Cost per year