Leave such a beast running constantly!

Global warming is caused by emissions of carbon dioxide, which trap heat so it can’t escape the atmosphere. Although cars, factories and power plants do most of the damage, the computer is at least partly to blame. A PC uses 200 to 400 watts, depending on its configuration and use. By comparison, a refrigerator uses about 725 watts, but a DVD player uses only 25 watts, and your TV is right around 100 watts. A high-performance gaming rig with a powerful graphics card, multiple hard drives and optical drives, a flash memory reader, and a 30-inch LCD might consume as much as 750 watts! So, leave such a beast running constantly and you might see an extra $40 to $50 on your monthly electrical bill… Isn’t it amazing!