Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.
psu usage
Name: H898 Date: October 26, 2007 at 05:59:01 Pacific OS: Xp Home Edition CPU/Ram: 512 DDR ATHLON XP 1.8 Product: NONE CUSTOM MADE
Comment:
is there a site which i can use to calculate the total psu usage for all my pc hardware
so example 450psu
ram 4w cpu 25w
and less it from my psu to see how much power i am left with
Name: jam Date: October 26, 2007 at 06:30:40 Pacific
Reply:
Wattage only tells part of the story. Having enough amperage properly distributed across the various rails is what's really important. There are plenty of online wattage calculators available but unfortunately, the majority of them don't address amperage.
Summary: ... obviously, I don't mean "explode" literally. So, I'm planning a big upgrade in a few weeks, but I'm wondering if my PSU could handle it all. I have a 350W PSU that came with the original computer....
Summary: Hi all, I have an Enermax 440W PSU in my computer and I was just wondering - as I don't think my setup uses anywhere near all that power (yet). Does the power supply only use what it needs to run that...
Summary: Thanks for the reply. I have a good heatsink on the cpu (thermalake) with 2 fans and (once I cleaned the cat hairs out of it) doesn't seem to run any hotter than 55C after an hour at 100% cpu usage. D...
Name: H898
0 
