This is a sweet page:
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/p...ulatorlite.jsp
pick your processor and put your components in. it'll tell you what size powersupply you'll need.
most of the time you'll find you're using roughly 350 watts, but it depends a lot on your video card. you'll want to get a psu that has more than your max though, because while the computer will run you'll be pushing your psu a lot and it will have a greater chance of dying and supplying unstable power to your parts.
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Thread: How much power am I using?
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September 14th, 2005, 07:11 AM #1
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How much power am I using?
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September 14th, 2005, 08:04 AM #2
You're gonna end up eating a steady diet of government cheese, and living in a VAN down by the RIVER
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That's friggin cool. I top out at exactly 341 Watts.
no wonder my electric bill went up when I upgraded!
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September 14th, 2005, 08:12 AM #3
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331 watts....that's awesome!
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September 14th, 2005, 11:51 PM #4
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October 12th, 2007, 07:08 PM #5
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link updated, found a much better calculator
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October 13th, 2007, 02:09 AM #6
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October 13th, 2007, 08:05 AM #7
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That is a very useful tool
The first picture is my machine and its estimated requirements taking into
account no over clocking, and usage for over 1 year +, as power supplies
tend to lose some of their initial peak wattage after a year.
The second one is my machine maxed out, with a Core 2 duo 3 Ghz processor, dual Sli
8800 GTX, and few other add ons. So, at this point it looks like I have power
enough for expansion beyond anything Im probably going to do for a while.
I would say, if your going to build a machine,,, this page is real informative..
just make sure you read the notes at the bottom of the page so your are using the calculator to its fullest extent.
Last edited by LA_MERC_YellowDog; October 13th, 2007 at 10:33 AM.
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April 21st, 2008, 01:33 PM #8
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updating this thread, newegg has a PSU calculator now too. not as advanced as the top post, but still usefull
http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html
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April 22nd, 2008, 07:22 PM #9
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haha 610 im pushing the envelope haha
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