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Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> writes: |
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>> I kind of overpowered the original setup back when I bought it, |
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>> somewhere like 200[12]. It's an antec 430 w. But that is probably |
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>> wimpy by now. Back then it was well above the standard stuff, which |
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>> were more like 230 w. |
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> 430W should be ok, The problem is that they are the wrong 430W. Back then most |
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> load was on 3.3V and 5V. Today PSUs have several 12V 'lines' just because the |
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> load on 12V is so huge. Also I am not sure that your old PSU has all the |
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> connectors needed (24 pin ATX, 4/8pin P8). |
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> So, while the output will be enough (I have a 955, 8gb ram, a 3870, several |
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> harddisks and a 450W PSU. Some time ago I measured loads with 4gb and a X2 |
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> 6000 which has the same TDP. Max load was ~300W - and I had to do stupid stuff |
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> to reach that. Max load compiling/gaming was around 200W), it is not the kind |
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> the system needs. No mobo today cares about 30A on 5V. But they want as many |
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> Ampere on 12V as possible. |
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> So, you should think about a nice, non-cheap 450-500W psu. |
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Thanks Volker, |
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Good to know the details about the newer PSUs |
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