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It can vary with how many accessories you have inside, but the power supply will have a wattage rating meaning a maximum power it can draw without blowing up.

If it says 500 watts, take 500 divided by 120Volts and you get 4.61 amps. Remember that's a max and probably not what its drawing. If it says 300 watts, 300/120 = 2.5 amps.

A friend was trying to decide what size UPS to buy and when we tried to find out how much current the his Mac draws, the spec only said the max, 12amps which it turns out was way over what is actually draws. Even though the Mac power supply was designed to provide up to 12 amps or 1440 watts, we found out later it only used about 350 watts including 2 monitors.

If your asking this in order to select a UPS, they use a spec called VA. My PC system is very large and runs fine on a 1000VA UPS however there is a 1500VA UPS that might have been a better choice considering how much junk I have on this system.

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We should not confuse the amperage drawn from the wall with the amperage available on the power rails. The best way to find out is to read the specifications. The power required from the wall and the power available on each output rail should be listed on the power supply. Dividing the rated wattage by 120 is not a good way to get the line current required. The rated wattage is based on the output, not the input, and the required amount will be more. Remember that with all the Transformers and other circuits inside, there will be some current loss for the output wattage is determined. Even modern ones can have a 20% loss or so.

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