statham
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The study found that high-end gaming systems are the fastest growing type of gaming platform around, even outpacing sales of next-gen consoles from Microsoft and Sony. So much for PC gaming dying, eh?
The study further discovered that gaming PCs collectively consumed 75 terawatt-hours of electricity ($10 billion) in 2012. Thats roughly 20 percent of the total PC, notebook and console energy use despite the fact that gaming PCs made up just 2.5 percent of global installed PC equipment. At the current pace, researchers believe consumption could more than double by 2020.
My GPU uses 130 watts, I'm energy efficientOn average, the study estimates that the typical gaming computer consumes roughly 1,400kWh of energy per year. Thats equivalent to the energy consumed by 10 consoles, six standard PCs or three refrigerators. Whats more, hardcore gamers could easily consume double that amount or more.
more here
http://www.techspot.com/news/62009-...ridiculous-amount-energy-consumed-gaming.html