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HELP ! whats my Power supply Wattage ! i have a Picture, sticker of my Power Supply !

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November 27, 2013 1:46:04 PM

help guys ! help me to know whats my power supply wattage by this picture !
this not a 700 WATTS PSU just the model number . PLS TELL ME GUYS CALCULATE IT OR ANYTHING THANKS !

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a b ) Power supply
November 27, 2013 1:51:44 PM

about 550w on the 12v rail, but thats a crummy power supply so i wouldnt push it that hard.
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November 27, 2013 1:55:57 PM

Did your PSU come stock? If so, model, manufacturer, etc....

700W seems to indicate 700W though. If its not...thats some confusing labeling.

I googled whats on the PSU in your picture to see if I could match it online. No dice.
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a b ) Power supply
November 27, 2013 1:56:32 PM

Best case ~300w on the 12v rail (12v x 26a). This psu is suitable for a doorstop or boat anchor and little else.

The wattage of a psu is not what you want to look at when evaluating a unit. You need to know how many amps are available on the 12v rail(s) and in the case of a multi-rail unit, what the max amps of the system is and the max amps available to each rail.

If you tell us what you are trying to accomplish, we can give you more detailed help.

Mark
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a b ) Power supply
November 27, 2013 2:01:02 PM

That PSU under Brown says POK or it should have said POC
Piece of K*ap :lol:  :p 
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a c 144 ) Power supply
November 27, 2013 2:03:00 PM

daswilhelm said:
about 550w on the 12v rail...


Nope, only 312W (when it was new) on the 12V rail, 12v x 26A = 312W


That is an old design for a PSU - it features a -5 volt rail which hasn't been used by computers in years nor is it put in modern PSU's. That may have been a good PSU for powering a machine prior to 2005 but, it's possible days of glory are long gone
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November 27, 2013 2:05:52 PM

markwp said:
Best case ~300w on the 12v rail (12v x 26a). This psu is suitable for a doorstop or boat anchor and little else.

The wattage of a psu is not what you want to look at when evaluating a unit. You need to know how many amps are available on the 12v rail(s) and in the case of a multi-rail unit, what the max amps of the system is and the max amps available to each rail.

If you tell us what you are trying to accomplish, we can give you more detailed help.

Mark

i just wanna whats the PSU wattage , i just upload the sticker i think it might help ! pls guys tell me ! thanks !
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November 27, 2013 2:09:57 PM

They did give you an idea, its hard to tell without the specs listed on it.

Like I said, if its a stock PSU that would help. You could look up the model online and it would list the wattage in the description (most likely). It sounds though like its a generic POS though...
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a b ) Power supply
November 27, 2013 2:14:31 PM

C12Friedman said:
daswilhelm said:
about 550w on the 12v rail...


Nope, only 312W (when it was new) on the 12V rail, 12v x 26A = 312W


That is an old design for a PSU - it features a -5 volt rail which hasn't been used by computers in years nor is it put in modern PSU's. That may have been a good PSU for powering a machine prior to 2005 but, it's possible days of glory are long gone


your right, my math was wrong, i saw 48A, but thats for 5V
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November 27, 2013 4:01:47 PM

C12Friedman said:
daswilhelm said:
about 550w on the 12v rail...


Nope, only 312W (when it was new) on the 12V rail, 12v x 26A = 312W


That is an old design for a PSU - it features a -5 volt rail which hasn't been used by computers in years nor is it put in modern PSU's. That may have been a good PSU for powering a machine prior to 2005 but, it's possible days of glory are long gone


is that quite accurate ? can i put r9 280x in that PSU???* note i have two power supply and im just using this PSU to power my GPU .

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a b ) Power supply
November 27, 2013 4:24:06 PM

What is your other power supply?
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a c 298 ) Power supply
November 27, 2013 4:33:50 PM

48A on the 5V rail indicates you have a PSU from before the switch to powering the CPU from the 12V rail, you have 312W on your 12V rail which puts you about 350-400W range for a modern PSU, but that 700W label is accurate for a PSU that was designed to power a CPU from its 5V rail, its a bit high i think it should be more like a 600W for that era, but for this era its topology is all wrong and it really shouldn't be used to power a modern system where most of your power comes from the 12V rail.
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November 27, 2013 5:52:10 PM

dafuqawew said:
...can i put r9 280x in that PSU???* note i have two power supply and im just using this PSU to power my GPU .


You may be able to use that to power a single graphics card if that is it's only function, you would need an adapter to use two PSU's at the same time but if the PSU is as old as I'm inclined to believe (~10years), I'd be surprised if it works well for any length of time. I really would have to advise that you look to budget a quality PSU of adequate power here

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