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i have a really stupid question.
i have a msi k7n2 delta2 mother/b
i have 350 watts for power now can i put a 500 watts power supplie on it insead of the 350?
question is will it help or hurt to add the 500 watt system.if it will help how and if it will hurt how ? thanxs
It will never hurt.
the watts (or power) is what the power supply is rated. In other words you can run enough equipment that would add up to a total of 500 watts. If you have a system that is running at say 400 watts, it is only using 400 watts. Think of it as would it damage my 8 cylinder car to run at 90 MPH? As opposed to a 4 cylinder which would get damaged. (8 cylinder can handle more power) Now would an 8 cylinder get damaged at 30 MPH? Of course the answer is no.We can fix this, but you're gonna need a butter knife, a roll of duct tape, and a car battery
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You can put a 500 watt power supply in. Put a 1000 watt power supply in if you can find one, the result will be the same. It wont do any harm.
Watts are a measurement of power. The computer will only use as much power as it needs. 500 watts is the maximum power the PSU can supply. If less is demanded, less will be supplied.
Stuart
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Beat ya by 4 seconds!!
Finally, I'm usually the slower one.We can fix this, but you're gonna need a butter knife, a roll of duct tape, and a car battery
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LMAO thanks guys thats the only thing i havnt messed with just making sure it would help not hurt thanks a bunch
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The only time it would help is if you need the power. If you don't need more power, then it won't help anything.
We can fix this, but you're gonna need a butter knife, a roll of duct tape, and a car battery
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ok is there a way you can tell if it needs it to me it was like the v8 thing id rather have it than not you know
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I used to have a link for calculating how much power you need, but can't find it. You are correct in thinking you would rather have it, but why spend the mone if it's not necessary? Hopefully someone else will have that link for you. I'll look again and repost if I find it.
We can fix this, but you're gonna need a butter knife, a roll of duct tape, and a car battery
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just found it
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/We can fix this, but you're gonna need a butter knife, a roll of duct tape, and a car battery
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it sez im running 291 and i looked i have a 300 in the system sorry i thought i had a 350 so i prob should get a bigger so i can add huh?
i know about other things just not the power if i can ever help man keep my email and ill try n help
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>>Beat ya by 4 seconds!!<<
Damn! I can't type as fast on a laptop!
A quick lesson on Ohms Law for you jnjritz.
There are four parameters involved - Power(Watts), Current(I), Voltage (V), and Resistance(Ohms)
There is a mathematical relationship between all four. Change one, and it effects the others.
In a computer power supply, the voltage remains constant. There are voltage regulators to make sure they do. The currant drawn is a function of the voltage and the resistance. More current drawn, more power used.
Resistance is produced by the components in the circuit, disk drives, graphics card, memory etc.. The lower the resistance, the more current and more power.
The resistance in the circuit is lowered when a component in installed. Take all the components out of the circuit and the resistance is infinity and no current is drawn. As you add things, the resistance starts to decrease, thus drawing more current.
If the resistance gets to low, then the circuit starts dewing more current than the power supply can provide and things start going wrong.
If the resistance should ever get to zero, then the smoke starts escaping.
http://www.the12volt.com/ohm/ohmslaw.asp
Stuart
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duh im a moron i read your post again and i get it kinda flew over head first time but i get it now i wanted to add a couple lights and other modds so ill stop now till i get a bigger supply
(feels really stupid lmao)
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My up take on this whole thread is this.
Shop carefully for anything you get for your computer. Don't get all starry eyed over led fans and a pretty shiny finish.
I did and I was very lucky that POS vigor 400 didn't take out my system. As it stands the floppy was the only loss. I now have an Allied 400watt job. Looks like a tank but takes the abuse I throw at it doing hardware beta testing. Some of that stuff is real power guzzlers.
Just shop and shop some more then buy...I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid...
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You should have a minimum of 16-18A on the +12v rail & that accounts for close to 200 watts alone
Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
512MB PC3200
Asus Ti4800SE 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro
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Check the links I posted here:
http://www.computing.net/hardware/wwwboard/forum/33886.html
Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
512MB PC3200
Asus Ti4800SE 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro
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cool i checked them out last niht after you posted them those links where a big help thanks
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i was looking around today and found a couple i wanted to c if anybody had any luck with them th ultra 500 with disconnect power lines i wanted it to clean up in my case a lil
if you know let me know i'd hate to fry my stuff with a bad part you know
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