Sox_king Posted June 10, 2002 Posted June 10, 2002 Hi Guys, How do I work out how much power my system needs? OK, i no I can just put a huge PSU in there and get it over and done with, but now Im curious and wanna no how 2 work out how much power my machine is munchin. R there any tables with this info? Cheers, Richie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psywar Posted June 10, 2002 Posted June 10, 2002 you would just have to search around on the internet.. they have a few articals on how much of each card you could put in ur computer takes up in wattage.. and u just add all your cards together.. and thats about a rough estimate.. I cant think of anysites right now I just woken up.. but If i do will replay back.. l8rz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox_king Posted June 10, 2002 Posted June 10, 2002 Sweet, If U think of anything plz let me no. GR, Richie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted June 10, 2002 Posted June 10, 2002 You could tell us what you are building and we could recommed the power supply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox_king Posted June 11, 2002 Posted June 11, 2002 Dude, Im not quite sure yet, Im still in the process of checking everything out. The only thing th@ is Certain @ the moment is th@ im gonna make like nike and do it. What is certain is Th@ its a MSI K7T266 Pro2 RU with AMD !800+ 512MB 2 Maxtor 40Gig HDs Asus V7700 GF2 GTS Deluxe SB Live Silverado Noise Control Cooler, DVD Rom ,CD-RW, ZIP and floppy drives. What I want 2 add is 3 Fans, 2 Neons and a . load of paint, glass and possibly a Mechanical CPU Tachometer. What I dont no I want 2 add yet cant B taken in2 account, but I dont want 2 not have enuff power when I do cause I only got a 250W PSU right now and Im sure th@s not going 2 b enuff. What U think, Should I call the Springfield PowerStation up and ask for a direct line? :-) Cheers, Richie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted June 11, 2002 Posted June 11, 2002 For that type of setup I would go with a 431watt power supply. Gives you a little breathing room. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox_king Posted June 11, 2002 Posted June 11, 2002 OK, cool. So th@ means Enermax right? I kind of worked th@ out. But the breating room, th@s what Im interested in. How much do I have then? Can I like add 1 more 5W meon or mayB 5 more ? C what Im getting @? I wanna no how I no when my powers gonna run out B4 I add the Hardware. By the way, How what happens when U dont have enuff power? Does it all just stop working? Burn something out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted June 12, 2002 Posted June 12, 2002 The system would start slowing down. As for how many lights, I would say this 350 watts to power your normal stuff. So about 80watts for modding. Which would be 16 neon 5watt lights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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