DArtagnan, your new machine actually looks to be a pretty low-power setup compared to many older machines. Here are a few power-saving items on your machine: 1) The 7900 series Nvidia cards are lower power than most of their previous high end cards since they use a smaller process chip. 2) The new C...

Does anyone else here use any sort of power meter? You can pick those Kill-A-Watt meters up on the net for relatively cheap (around $30 or so). I'd highly recommend it. It'll tell you exactly how much power your system is actually pulling, plus you can use it on other stuff around your house to see ...

Although I do have a very large power supply, I wanted to post here as my actual power usage falls substantially under 300 watts. (My huge power supply is obviously unnecessary.) Power measurements were taken with only my computer (nothing else) plugged into a Kill-A-Watt meter. My power readings ar...