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gungrave
03-20-2004, 02:48 PM
how do i see how much power my pc is using.
now that iv got:
2 hard drives
2 cd drives
1 lazer light
1 usb 12inch light
2 of my 4inch lights r plugged in with 2 not.
i think my power must be about to blow soon. will it go BOOM or what? :unsure:
delphin460
03-20-2004, 03:01 PM
get worried when flames come out the back of your pc, lol
no seriously, if your comp is running ok, then there is no problem , you would start to notice weird stuff like it not starting up properly , and hardware issues
besides lights dont take up that much,
FlyingDutchman
03-20-2004, 03:12 PM
AMD CPU 68 Watts
RAM 18 Watts ?
Hard disk1 7 Watts
Hard disk2 7 Watts
Motherboard 20 Watts ?
CD Writer 15 Watts ?
DVD player 15 Watts ?
Graphics card 36 watts ?
------------------- +
186 Watts
And check this thread (http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=3075)
Then of course you have to add:
Fans
lights
etc.
You won't be using all components at maximum power all the time of course.
Most times your PC will become unstable when you're at the limit of your PSU.
Edit:
This PSU-power calculator (http://takaman.jp/psu_calc.html?english) should solve all your problems. :D
gungrave
03-20-2004, 03:17 PM
Originally posted by FlyingDutchman@20 March 2004 - 15:12
AMD CPU 68 Watts
RAM 18 Watts ?
Hard disk1 7 Watts
Hard disk2 7 Watts
Motherboard 20 Watts ?
CD Writer 15 Watts ?
DVD player 15 Watts ?
Graphics card 36 watts ?
------------------- +
186 Watts
And check this thread (http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=3075)
Then of course you have to add:
Fans
lights
etc.
You won't be using all components at maximum power all the time of course.
Most times your PC will become unstable when you're at the limit of your PSU.
when i turn my pc on the cd dirves turn on and see if theres a cd in all so do usb things take up much?
Marius24
03-20-2004, 03:21 PM
Originally posted by gungrave+20 March 2004 - 14:17--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (gungrave @ 20 March 2004 - 14:17)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-FlyingDutchman@20 March 2004 - 15:12
AMD CPU 68 Watts
RAM 18 Watts ?
Hard disk1 7 Watts
Hard disk2 7 Watts
Motherboard 20 Watts ?
CD Writer 15 Watts ?
DVD player 15 Watts ?
Graphics card 36 watts ?
------------------- +
186 Watts
And check this thread (http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=3075)
Then of course you have to add:
Fans
lights
etc.
You won't be using all components at maximum power all the time of course.
Most times your PC will become unstable when you're at the limit of your PSU.
when i turn my pc on the cd dirves turn on and see if theres a cd in all so do usb things take up much? [/b][/quote]
is the usb thing an led? or is it a tube? more info please :rolleyes:
FlyingDutchman
03-20-2004, 03:35 PM
This PSU-power calculator (http://takaman.jp/psu_calc.html?english) should answer most of your questions.
Have fun ! :D
tesco
03-20-2004, 04:11 PM
Originally posted by FlyingDutchman@20 March 2004 - 10:35
This PSU-power calculator (http://takaman.jp/psu_calc.html?english) should answer most of your questions.
Have fun ! :D
its not very accurate, according to that my computer only needs 186watts but it wont even run on 250 :blink:
FlyingDutchman
03-20-2004, 04:24 PM
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+20 March 2004 - 16:11--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 20 March 2004 - 16:11)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-FlyingDutchman@20 March 2004 - 10:35
This PSU-power calculator (http://takaman.jp/psu_calc.html?english) should answer most of your questions.
Have fun ! :D
its not very accurate, according to that my computer only needs 186watts but it wont even run on 250 :blink:[/b][/quote]
That's to easy Rossco.
Question: is it "too easy" or "to easy" ?
*- Who says your 250 Watts really delivers 250 Watts.
*- Almost every PSU has restrictions on how much you can draw on the 3, 5, and 12 volts lines. So you can't pull 20 AMPs from the 12 volts line on your 250 Watts PSU, although 20 A @ 12 Volts is only 240 Watts.
The calculator tells you how much you system draws from each of the lines.
Check it with the specs on your PSU.
tesco
03-20-2004, 04:34 PM
Originally posted by FlyingDutchman+20 March 2004 - 11:24--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (FlyingDutchman @ 20 March 2004 - 11:24)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@20 March 2004 - 16:11
<!--QuoteBegin-FlyingDutchman@20 March 2004 - 10:35
This PSU-power calculator (http://takaman.jp/psu_calc.html?english) should answer most of your questions.
Have fun ! :D
its not very accurate, according to that my computer only needs 186watts but it wont even run on 250 :blink:
That's to easy Rossco.
Question: is it "too easy" or "to easy" ?
*- Who says your 250 Watts really delivers 250 Watts.
*- Almost every PSU has restrictions on how much you can draw on the 3, 5, and 12 volts lines. So you can't pull 20 AMPs from the 12 volts line on your 250 Watts PSU, although 20 A @ 12 Volts is only 240 Watts.
The calculator tells you how much you system draws from each of the lines.
Check it with the specs on your PSU. [/b][/quote]
That old psu doesnt even have a label anymore :lol:
gungrave
03-20-2004, 08:28 PM
i should be using about 200v or what ever
so i got 50 left :) :01:
Virtualbody1234
03-20-2004, 08:33 PM
Your running an Athlon XP 2800+ system with 2 hard disks on a 250 Watt power supply?
gungrave
03-20-2004, 08:50 PM
Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@20 March 2004 - 20:33
Your running an Athlon XP 2800+ system with 2 hard disks on a 250 Watt power supply?
yup :frusty:
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