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  1. 12-05-2003, 10:38 AM #1
    Steve R Jones
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    Calculate Your Power Needs

    Power Wattage Calculator

    "Please Note: The Wattages listed below are maximum potential wattages for each item."

    How Much Power Do You Need
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  2. 12-05-2003, 11:06 AM #2
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    "Scottie, I need more power!"

    "But Captain, I'm givin' it all she's got!"


    Oh, sorry Steve. I thought you were talkin' about Star Trek...LOL
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  3. 12-05-2003, 11:28 AM #3
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    Nice Steve, should be sticky-ized.
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  4. 12-05-2003, 12:35 PM #4
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    Great tool Steve, thanks.
    I'm sitting at 325 watts right now, have a 500 watt PS so looks safe.
    "Never corner something that's meaner than you are"
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  5. 12-05-2003, 12:35 PM #5
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    Thanks Steve, it's now a bookmark
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  6. 12-06-2003, 02:53 PM #6
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    Boy do I need more power
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  7. 12-08-2003, 01:06 AM #7
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    Just to make things interesting.... a friend of mine runs a Barton 2500+, two DDR DIMMS, a Radeon 9800 Pro AIW, two hard drives, an optical drive, an Audigy, and a NIC, on a Biostar nForce2 micro-ATX board - with a 200 watt PSU! And it's stable.
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  8. 12-08-2003, 02:15 AM #8
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    according to that im 150 watts short... but my system runs stable even when im pushin it to the max
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  9. 12-08-2003, 11:46 AM #9
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    Note the italicized text alerting you to the fact that:
    "Please Note: The Wattages listed below are maximum potential wattages for each item."
    That should explain why you're able to run more than the site says with less power than it recommends.
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  10. 12-08-2003, 12:22 PM #10
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    Who gets 730watts




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  11. 12-08-2003, 02:28 PM #11
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    yeah ive always been bad at reading instructions it makes sense now, thanks tantone
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  12. 12-09-2003, 01:37 AM #12
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    Boy, Im sucking down a high 439watts, thank god i got my 480watt Antec True Power.
    AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.41GHZ : Asus M3A78-T : 8GB DDR2 800 : Acer 23" 1080P Widescreen : ATi Radeon HD 4870 : OCZ GameXtremE 850 Watt PSU
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  13. 12-18-2003, 01:21 AM #13
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    379w on an Antec trupower 370. Close
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  14. 01-01-2004, 03:22 PM #14
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    215 on my computer and 280 on my wifes.

    And they both have 300w generic psu's.
    Lost 10,000 miles from home and loving it!!
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  15. 01-02-2004, 06:12 PM #15
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    Very nice link. thankyou
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