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Originally Posted by serialk11r
Monitors tend to suck like 50W continuously (depending on size)...
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I wouldn't discount the drop in monitor power consumption. I've never actually put a meter on one, but my old 19" CRT used to put out a good deal of heat (and so long that I had to move my desk out from the wall by a foot or so). The 20" LDC I use now is barely warm, and it's 5 year old tech with fluorescent backlighting instead of LED.
Another important point here is that energy efficiency really applies to the whole system, not just one item. So when you count total energy use of my computer, you have to set off the energy I don't use commuting to work, heating/cooling/lighting an office cubicle, the energy embodied in printing & mailing bills & processing my payment checks, etc. Even that gaming PC: if you weren't sitting home playing computer games, you might be out driving around, riding dirt bikes, ATVs, jet skis, etc. Or consider the energy used by a PC flight simulator versus actually flying - even my Piper Cherokee burned 8-10 gallons per hour.