# How much power does my PC draw?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-power-does-my-pc-draw/65747>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 17, 2001, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-power-does-my-pc-draw/65747 "2001-05-17T18:50:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Megaira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Megaira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Megaira)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-power-does-my-pc-draw/65747/21 "2001-05-20T21:09:44Z")

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> \*Originally posted by bare \*  
> \*\*Meg, yer a wiz! I’m curious as to what you used for search queries. I looked all over. I’m gonna get one of those things coming my way. \*\*

Aw… :blushes:

I dunno… I’m a panic searcher - I’m usually so spazdicated when I’m trying to find something in a hurry that unintellible crap finds it’s way into the search query and turns up all kinds of neat stuff. 😃

I agree with the UPS suggestion - at least you’d have something that had a general purpose with the added side  
benefit of knowing how much power is being drawn.

My husband uses this: [http://www.sensorlink.com/products/ampstik/index\_ampstik.html](http://www.sensorlink.com/products/ampstik/index_ampstik.html)

🙂  
Meg

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