Recommend an Economical GPU for CPAI

[kaltertod]

I’m not sure how the math works for percentage or why you’d want use it. I’m converting half of 75 watts of TDP to kW because the utility charges in kWh. Even my low-power card wasn’t running at 3.7 watts. It was running 10-30 w.

If the math were done with your calculation on a computer that pulls 500watt around the clock the cost would be astronomical - 500*24*365*.45 = $1,971,000, Wow it would cost almost 2 million a year to run that computer! And almost $164,250 a month to run that is one hefty power bill

However if you do it using percentage it would be .05*24*365*.45=$197.1 a year for the same computer...... The decimal point makes all the difference.

 

[mailseth]

If the math were done with your calculation on a computer that pulls 500watt around the clock the cost would be astronomical - 500*24*365*.45 = $1,971,000, Wow it would cost almost 2 million a year to run that computer! And almost $164,250 a month to run that is one hefty power bill

Thats why you convert to 0.5kW, which is almost $2k per year. Which sounds about right for a continuous 500 w load around these parts.

 

[kaltertod]

1000*.5 is still 500 lol you are not dealing with HUNDREDTHS! .01 you are dealing with THOUSANDTHS .001 Decimals do not work like whole numbers!

you are only using a percentage of the kwh

the total power bills between my 2 houses only cost $2200 a year

P.S. I run 8 computers and 2 servers between the 2 houses, along with the lights, ovens, fridges, freezers, washers, dryers, and AC's at that cost

P.S.S. if it were 2k a year to run the pc 2000/12=$166 a month for the pc alone.... I dont think that the electric bill in that house is much higher than $400 a month even in Commiefornia. EnergySage Says otherwise. Electricity Cost in California: 2024 Electric Rates | EnergySage