This article is about the mammal. For other uses, see Porcupine (disambiguation) . Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that protect against predators. The term covers two families of animals, the Old World porcupines and New World porcupines.
An average desktop computer uses between 60 and 300 watts. It is very difficult to know exactly how much computers use on average because there are so many different hardware configurations.
The number of watts your computer draws depends on two main components: the parts in your computer and how you use your computer. Higher-end parts generally use more power. For example, discrete video cards require far more electricity than integrated graphics processors.