no software at the moment, because it needs feedback from PSU rather than simply a read-off from motherboard. you'll need to buy one of this:
Not that i know of. But there's a plug in Maplins which can give you all the information you need. Click
Yup the easiest way is to buy a kill-a-watt. They aren't very accurate as they can only really measure resistive loads accurately (switch mode PSUs are tricky), but still give you a good idea of the consumption. ..or then you could just list the components and we'll give you an educated guess.
I've seen a Seasonic plug in meter in Windwithme's review's, does anyone know where to get those ones? I would assume they are more accurate than a Kill-a-Watt? One of these:
It's the Power Angel dunno if it's any more accurate than the standard ones, but it can also show the power factor and frequency.. Also by the looks of things, it's only for 115 V countries.
Hmmm, I can't find it for sale in the UK so I think you are right about it being 115v only... Still searching...
Well it clearly states that in the specs, so unless they've made an EU-version (which I doubt as I haven't seen one), we're outta luck.
Farnell's in the UK have a similar thing and, according to the spec sheet, is accurate on voltage & current to plus/minus 1-2%. Has anyone got one of these? What are they like compared to a Kill A Watt? £13.68 inc VAT but excl shipping. http://uk.farnell.com/pro-elec/eme-.../dp/1638714?in_merch=true&MER=i-9b10-00001422 To answer the OP's original question about software, doesn't UPS software give you the data you need? Of course, you would have to buy a UPS to use it.
my plug power meter i bought off ebay looks exactly like that. reads voltage, current draw, current watt usage, maximum watt recorded and something else im not sure about. nothing to compare it to though. the clip-on wireless power meter for the whole house is not accurate enough for anything. actually, after reading the datasheet (it's just instruction manual), it is exactly the one i've got, i remember skimming through folded piece of paper with similarly bad layout, and noticing the Function key was the only useful key.
I can recommend this one - I have one and it measures the power, current, power factor and other things. Obviously I cannot tell if it is accurate, as I have no reference! But I still trust in its readings.
some MSI boards have a feature called Green Power Genie that use tool that plugs in between your PSU and components that can measure 3.3v 5v and 12v usage, but only a few motherboards are compatible. Your best bet is something like a kill-a-watt meter, can be aquired from Maplins for around a tenner.
