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Offline Commandox862017

I am looking for a Notebook
« on: August 01, 2017, 11:23:46 am »
Welcome,

I am looking for a Notebook with medium specs with a CPU starting from a Core i3 CPU. However, I would like a notebook that can last all day without mains from 5 hours or more, if possible. Would anybody be able to help me with this? Dedicated Gfx isn't an issue unless if it can play at least Counter Strike 1.6, offline.

I am trying to lower energy bills these days, I have too much shit running, and it's annoying.

Cheers, Bye

Commandox862017

Offline Frank

Re: I am looking for a Notebook
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2017, 12:14:23 am »
While gaming with a single GPU and monitor you will use somewhere between 200W and 400W (you can calculate for your box, or use an energy meter from the hardware store for exact #s). Let's say 300W. If you're gaming on the weekends only, let's say you have no life & play 20 hours/week. There are 4.33 weeks per average month, so 86.7 hours of computer time per month.

Now the math - 300W x 86.7 hours = 26000 Wh = 26 kWh
26 kWh x $0.10/kWh = $2.60 per month.

You don't need a notebook if you're trying to reduce the energy bill. It pretty much powers the same.

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Offline Commandox862017

Re: I am looking for a Notebook
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2017, 07:28:03 pm »
I have bought an energy monitor for home appliances, with a Core i3 cpu and a gtx 260 gpu with 4gb of ram and a 500gig hard-drive I was drawing less than 80 watts on heavy load with a 650 watt psu.


Offline Frank

Re: I am looking for a Notebook
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2017, 08:13:32 pm »
I have bought an energy monitor for home appliances, with a Core i3 cpu and a gtx 260 gpu with 4gb of ram and a 500gig hard-drive I was drawing less than 80 watts on heavy load with a 650 watt psu.
The difference is still negligible.

Dok borim se sa ranama,sanjam da opijam se vinom,rakijom i tamburama! <3 *Serbian dream*

Offline Commandox862017

Re: I am looking for a Notebook
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2017, 09:42:03 am »
A laptop is portable whilst a desktop is not