AVADirect Mini Gaming PC: Titan in a Small Package
Power Consumption and Noise
We also checked out the system’s power consumption. To run this test, we first measure the system at idle, then load up Prime 95 and Futuremark’s 3DMark11. The combined draw on CPU and graphics resources makes for substantial load, and that’s where we expect to see a real increase in power consumption by the PSU. For all of these tests, we measure power consumption at the wall outlet.
The Mini Gaming PC started at a higher idle draw than we’ve seen in several previous contenders, but keep in mind that those systems have lower-end hardware on-board. The Mini Gaming PC has more power-hungry components on-board compared to several of the systems in our chart. So, power draw is notable here, but isn’t likely to detract from the value of the system for most gamers.
