Deviatore Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 hey guys i am gonna buy a 9600GT which eats about 95W. So i just wanted to find out, is there any way to find out the available power supply and curently in use power ?? or will i have to manually look into my CPU case and find out ? i am new to all this video cards although i have brought over 3 cards till now but i didnt ever bothered to check the power requirements. Anybody willing my to help ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 1) Kill-A-Watt 2) Do this anyway, look at the sticker on the side of the PSU, take a photo or write the number table down 3) Yes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Kill-A-Watt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 /thread hijack  Have you guys seen those Kill-A-Watt powerstrips?   A little expensive but they seem pretty cool... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
finalmoto Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 try this link. maybe it helps you in some way http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 try this link. maybe it helps you in some wayhttp://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp Just FYI, these calculators often estimate very high. Full load measured with a Kill-A-Watt on my Q6600 system is ~276W DC. That calculator put it at 375W. For my Opteron 148 system, the Kill-A-Watt says ~179W for full load, the calculator says 364W. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviatore Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 ohk... at first i thought Kill-a-watt is a software but i will have to purchase it, but the problem is that newegg doesnt ship to india includin many other sites. i will have to look manually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted May 8, 2009 Posted May 8, 2009 I find this website to be a pretty good wattage calculator, but then again I don't have a Kill-A-Watt, I can only go by estimates: http://web.aanet.com.au/SnooP/psucalc.php Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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