(12-16-2012, 07:17 AM)Duke Nukem Wrote:Thanks!(12-16-2012, 05:40 AM)SN3S Wrote: Double Post to update! The guide is complete
Feel free to ask any questions, or let me know if I made any grammar / typo errors.
Also, Dolphin still smokes the Wii-U's upscaling of Wii games.
Congratulations SN3S, it looks very nice I must say.
So, no .PDF yet... I wasn't expecting to work full time during my winter break :/
But! I have power draw settings! I picked up a Kill-A-Watt to test it:
Here's what I got (Measured in Watts):
Idle / Off (1-2W): Due to powering USB items.
Startup: 80-100W
Idle: 50-60W
XBMC - 60-80W (It stayed relatively the same during Movie / Music playback, and when on the main screen)
Windows Media Center (Recorded / Live TV): 70-75W
Gaming (Tested with XCOM: Enemy Unknown, at max settings and 1080p,
running via Steam Big Picture, which was launched from XBMC's advanced
launcher): 120-200W
Emulator (Dolphin Emulator, playing Skyward Sword at the same settings shown in the thread on the Dolphin forums): 200W
Some Notes:
Older Xbox / PS3 systems ranged at 150-200W of draw. The newest models draw about 80W.
Our TV itself draws 200W, so that should show you how old our TV is. On average, the HTPC is more efficient than it is.
Blu-Ray / VHS / DVR systems can draw about 20-30W at load, a bit less while idling.
Cable Boxes are the worst offenders media center wise. Some cable boxes draw 90W when they are supposedly "off".
So, It's not the most "Green" system, but it's a lot better than what we
replaced by using the HTPC. Remember, when gaming I can also record TV
shows, and unlike a 360/PS3, games will be able to render at high /
ultra settings, at 1080p, at 60fps. I thought XCOM would look comparable
to consoles, but it looked much better.
Surely if you didn't want to push the emulator so much, you wouldn't need to OC the CPU and GPU, and you could save some energy.