Gaming PC vs. Space Heater

GHoosdum

Tag this in the 'not sure if srs' category, these guys built a gaming PC that drew the same wattage as an electric space heater and compared them for heat output.

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Gaming-PC-vs-Space-Heater-Efficiency-511/

In their conclusion they even suggest running Folding@Home for warmth this winter...

Tushon

That's pretty awesome. You can absolutely feel it in my den ... usually three machines running full blast (6 processors and 3 GPUs)

PirateNinja

I F@H at night with the doors closed on my office so when I get in there in the morning it is warm. The difference between having the computer off vs having it on with gpu/cpu busy all night is very noticeable. Of course I could stop being a lazy arse and just put on a pair of socks, that would be much more environmentally friendly, but who would help the scientists?

Pacifisto

Back when @ErrorNullTurnip and I were roommates, I spent a January abroad. When I came back he complained about how much colder our room had been all winter.

Koreish

The difference being you can find a space heater for like $30 and the gaming PC will cost you approximately 20x that amount. Still this makes for a good argument for running the PC all winter.

Tushon

Koreish said:

The difference being you can find a space heater for like $30 and the gaming PC will cost you approximately 20x that amount. Still this makes for a good argument for running the PC all winter.

He addresses that in the article :P

Bro, do you even read?

Bandrik

Tushon said:

Koreish said:

The difference being you can find a space heater for like $30 and the gaming PC will cost you approximately 20x that amount. Still this makes for a good argument for running the PC all winter.

He addresses that in the article :P

Bro, do you even read?