CanadaGUY Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 For those interested, these are the idle / full load wattage usage from the following build (also the rig in my sig). Full load was Orthos + 3DMark Vantage (graphics test 2, peak value over the whole test). Build: CPU: E4500 @ 2.8ghz RAM: 4GB Mushkin XP2 DDR2-1066 @ 1020mhz Mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3R Video Card: eVGA 8800GT @ Stock Disk Drive: Lite-On DVD-RW HDD: Seagate 500gb 7200rpm 7200.11 Case Fans: 4x 120mm PSU: 450W Corsair FULL LOAD IDLE Random CPU-Z Screen So ya, a 450W PSU (made by a decent company can sure do the job for something like this). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulktreg Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 What graphics card are you using? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaGUY Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Opps ya forgot too list that, it's in my sig but I'll change the topic too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulktreg Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Opps ya forgot too list that, it's in my sig but I'll change the topic too Sorry. didn't think to look there! This takes me back to a posting on DIY-Street that caused quite a bit of debate. Your graphics card is going to be the most power hungry component in your system and as far as I am concerned it is quite a powerful system that will enable you to play all the games available at the moment at medium if not high settings. Why are the power supply manufacturers pushing 1kW+ units. Are they really needed? I know my system is not the most powerful out there but the most I have ever recorded is 165W. Now fair enough I have not got the equipment to catch the peak inrush current at switch on but my Xclio 750W is overkill but I sleep sound in the knowledge that it's happy and not stressed. ....and 2KW units...why not just install a nuclear power station? Cheers Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted June 14, 2008 Posted June 14, 2008 1kW+ units are almost 100% pointless in my opinion, considering you can power pretty much anything there is out there right now on a good 750W supply. With that 186W measurement, considering about 82-83% efficiency (which would seem typical for the Corsair), you're looking at ~150W DC. Not even close to half what that PSU is capable of. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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