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#305556 - 29/12/2007 18:11 Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power? [Re: FireFox31]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14506 Loc: Canada	Quote: So, if a "750W" PSU doesn't draw that all the time, than at least it's ready for whatever load I throw at it. No harm in oversizing it, except cost, which is negligible compared to the damage done to my hard drives from under powering them. Actually, there is some harm potential in oversizing it by that much: it is unlikely to be as efficient in the 140-200W range as a lesser rated PSU could be. This means that you'll be contributing more to global warming than need be -- quite wasteful, given a choice. Another advantage to choosing efficiency, is that the PSU should run cooler (using less energy), and therefore may also run quieter (lower fan speed). Cheers Edited by mlord (29/12/2007 18:12)
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Power supplies - always draw that much power?	FireFox31	28/12/2007 16:43
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	tman	28/12/2007 17:02
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	mlord	28/12/2007 19:40
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	FireFox31	29/12/2007 14:03
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	mlord	29/12/2007 18:11
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	mlord	29/12/2007 18:33
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	Ross Wellington	29/12/2007 20:13
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	FireFox31	30/12/2007 14:55
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	mlord	30/12/2007 16:12
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	peter	30/12/2007 16:15
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	AndrewT	30/12/2007 16:23
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	Neutrino	30/12/2007 20:32
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	mlord	30/12/2007 21:10
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	Ross Wellington	31/12/2007 06:40
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	peter	31/12/2007 09:59
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	AndrewT	30/12/2007 16:17
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	mlord	30/12/2007 16:30
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	mlord	30/12/2007 16:41
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	jimhogan	30/12/2007 16:55
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	Roger	30/12/2007 19:08
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	mlord	30/12/2007 19:15
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	tanstaafl.	31/12/2007 14:35
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	tman	31/12/2007 14:44
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	Ross Wellington	31/12/2007 17:34
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	Robotic	31/12/2007 19:48
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	mlord	31/12/2007 20:28
Re: Power supplies - always draw that much power?	Ross Wellington	31/12/2007 21:21