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It depends on what PC, but your power supply will normally say on the side of it. Most commonly is between 200-400 watts Power consumption is a combination of several things. The power listed on your power supply is the amount the power supply is capable of handling. The actual power consumption of the computer depends on what processes are being used, for example word processing will consume less power than heavy gaming. However, one can expect average computer use to consume 150-200W.

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Most home mini PC's use a 100 to 150 watt power supply. There are larger home computers that use 200 to 400 watt power supplies. Some home computers are custom built and have power supplies from 400w to 2000w.

The average home computer will use about 150 to 200 watts for the PC plus the power needed for the monitor used.

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An average Desktop's Wattage may be around 300-400 W, but high end Gaming computers may require up to 1500W at the most.

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