There's a rumor on the net that the PS3 is going to use tons of power and for that is gonna be as hot as the sun when is running, here's what is being said:

"The PS2 uses only 45 watts of power and in stark contrast, the PS3 will soak up 380 watts, which is also more than twice the 160 watts consumed by the Xbox 360. If you go by current electric costs, that PS3 is set to cost you about $40/year to run if you play it for two hours per day. Depending on how big a gamer you are, this news may or may not make much difference to you."

now, if you do some research will find the real truth:

Looked up at the PS3 power rating. It's 3.2A at 120V. That's 384W. That's a lot, right?

The 360 power supply brick is 5A at 120V. That's 600W.

I've measured my 360, in light use, it takes about 90W. Running hardcore games it does take a bit more. 4h/day that's about $15 a year. If the PS3's actual use is the same proportion of the input rating as the 360 is, then the PS3 will use 60W, which is about $10 a year at 4h/day.

I got the 5A rating of the 360 from Wikipedia (shame on me):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360
I also looked at my 360 power supply.

And the 3.2A rating of the PS3 from the FCC database:
https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=704262&native_or_pdf=pdf

So, going from input power to power (all that is possible since the PS3 PS is internal), the PS3 uses 2/3rds the power of the 360, not double.

I've played PS3 in a home-type environment. It is dead silent and it doesn't run hot to the touch. It does kick out a LOT of heat on the right hand side. The air coming out is as hot as I could possibly imagine is safe. The cooling system is temperature controlled, so the output air will presumably get more voluminous, not hotter as the ambient temperature goes up.

In short, if you don't put the PS3 in an enclosed space, it shouldn't overheat and it shouldn't run any hotter than 360 (maybe cooler!).

What do you think?
in my opinion, no ferrari runs with two drops of fuel.. 


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