Budget PC (GTX 1660 Super) electricity cost — Streamer — 6 h live stream
Content creator / streamer running a full system (gaming + capture/encoding) for 6 hours, 5 days a week. A <strong>Budget PC (GTX 1660 Super)</strong> draws 245 W total (GPU 125 W + rest of system 120 W). Cost: £1.92/week at Ofgem cap 26.11p/kWh (1 July to 30 September 2026).
Budget PC (GTX 1660 Super) — Streamer — 6 h live stream: 0.245 kW × 6 h = 1.470 kWh = 38.4p/session. Weekly (5 sessions): £1.92. Monthly: £8.32. Annual: £99.79. Source: Nvidia / AMD / Intel — published TDP specifications for GPU and CPU components + Ofgem (OGL v3.0).
- Per session
- 38.4p
- Per week (5 sessions)
- £1.92
- Per month
- £8.32
- Per year
- £99.79
Rig specification
- Tier
- budget
- GPU
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super
- GPU TDP
- 125 W
- Rest of system
- 120 W
- Total system
- 245 W
- Sessions/week
- 5
Nvidia GTX 1660 Super TDP 125 W (published spec); rest of system ~120 W typical budget build
How the cost is worked out
- System power: 125 W (GPU) + 120 W (CPU + rest) = 245 W total.
- Per session: 245 W ÷ 1000 × 6 h = 1.470 kWh × 26.11p = 38.4p.
- Weekly: 38.4p × 5 sessions = £1.92.
- Monthly: £1.92 × 52 ÷ 12 = £8.32.
- Annual: £1.92 × 52 = £99.79.
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GPU TDP from Nvidia / AMD / Intel — published TDP specifications for GPU and CPU components. Unit rate 26.11p/kWh from Ofgem — Energy price cap unit rates and standing charges (1 July to 30 September 2026), OGL v3.0. Last updated: 2026-06-20.