>>386152732
Has any of you done any research or calculations on how much energy your desktop PC's now use with VR attached to them? I only play video games at home and sometimes my electric bills are insane every month and they will only get higher due to the Ukraine crisis. So let me share some information and you guys compare it to your setups and I think it would be constructive if we saw if it's VR that is making the bills go high - even on idle.

So my setup is:
>i9 9900k
>RTX 2080 (normal)
>NVMe SSD, plus 3 external HDDs and 1 internal SSD

VR is:
>Valve Index 

I have a 660W PSU I believe. I haven't done any calculations yet or used a meter (haven't had the chance to buy one yet) but let me tell you about how I live and the kWh / month.

>3 bedrooms
>1 fridge / freezer combination (these use around 2-3 kWh / day)
>all past generation consoles (plugged in, but not powered)
>no electric heating
>1 laptop that is charged most of the time
>1 smart phone
>1 72" TV, mostly off but is rather energy saving

And finally the consumption: 300 kWh / month

This varies and last month I was a week away from home and I had 200 kWh usage. It spikes it whenever I launch my PC and I own a 144 Hz PC screen. I turned it down to 120 Hz because I heard it can really tax your PC when you have a high framerate and not even play anything. It only goes down to 60 Hz but at that level it looks horrible. 

I think I can't reduce energy consumption that much more unless I unplug my index. I notice one of the lightboxes has a green light and the other blue. One is spinning and one is idle and in power idle mode. 

So now I have a Steam Deck arriving and Tundra trackers. All of which will eat a ton of electricity and my bill i already 60€ / month and will soon be 80€. This is not good since it's way beyond that of the average. Would love some advice.