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Kirito Master Cheater
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:07 pm Post subject: PSU question |
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now, my PSU is 400 watts and i want to buy a 1000 watts PSU (or even higher)
if i use a 1000 watts PSU will my pc be consuming 1000 watts even if i only use 2 fans, 1 HDD, 1 DVD drive and no OC parts?
or does it depend on the components my pc is using, such as the number of fans, HDD, optical drives, overclocked parts
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SF I'm a spammer
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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It'll only use the amount your system requires, and it'd be a waste of money to buy anything that big if you're not gonna use it.
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Dark Byte Site Admin
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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just get what you need when the system is under full load (all harddisks writing, 3d graphics being rendered where the bottleneck is the gpu, etc...)
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Kirito Master Cheater
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks
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cesam12 How do I cheat?
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| just to give you an idea.. in general.. a gaming pc with top of the line hardware + power hungry dual video cards will never take more than 650w PSU. Hope this answers your question regarding your parts and power need.
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hcavolsdsadgadsg I'm a spammer
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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don't rate the psu quality by wattage.
buy something because it's actually good, not because it says it can power a small town
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Shota Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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a pc&c 1500w can power Zaria
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