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On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 10:45 -0700, Duncan wrote: |
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> Of course, to that you must add memory/CPU/mobo/fan/expansion use. |
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> However, 25 amps on the 12 volt should be plenty, unless you have |
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> unusually high draw expansion needs. It /may/ be your 5 volt giving |
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> out, |
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> given the disks use that as well in operational mode, and 5 volt use |
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> is |
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> more common operational use on bus/mobo powered peripherals and |
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> expansion |
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> cards, as well. Note how high the 5 volt amp rating on mine is, and |
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> I'm |
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> not having issues, with a setup fairly similar to yours. |
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The specs on the PSU in her system are: |
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Total Continuous Output 550W |
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+5V 40A |
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+12V1 19A |
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+12V2 19A |
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+3.3V 32A |
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+5Vsb 2.0A |
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I'm still working up total consumption, but so far it's way under those |
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specs. |
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Homer Parker |
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Gentoo/AMD64 Arch Tester Strategic Lead |
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