I originally had a quadcore, Gigabyte Mobo, 2 X 1-2gb GPU, 1 DVD-RW, Liquid CPU Cooler, 4 X HD, 1 X SSD and an external eSata drive connected running off a Seasonic 650watt power supply.
Whenever I have all HDs running and I connect 2 external 2.5' USB 3.0 drives or USB sticks, my computer would have issues loading the external drives or usb sticks. It would hang or the directory listing of the external drives would not show and cause my computer to freeze.
I had the same issues when I had a 400w power supply and using external devices on a previous duocore build. I upped the PS for the quadcore and it ran fine until I added more external drives and encountering the same issues from previous.
I am now upgrading the quadcore to a new system to allow for 4K video editing. i76800k, Noctua 15Ds, Asus X99-A II Motherboard, 4 X 8gb ram, 4-5 X HD 7200 drives, 1-2 X SSD, 1 M2 drive and GTX 1070 GPU.
I do not think my 650 watt PS will hold up with this new setup because it struggled with the previous Quadcore build, so I have opted for the Coolermaster 1000w. Is this overkill? I read somewhere that you should atleast use up 50% of your CPU wattage for efficiency and so, I would think this would atleast run 500W since 650 couldnt handle my previous setup.
Have I diagnosed the external drive issues due to PS incorrectly from before?
Thanks.
Whenever I have all HDs running and I connect 2 external 2.5' USB 3.0 drives or USB sticks, my computer would have issues loading the external drives or usb sticks. It would hang or the directory listing of the external drives would not show and cause my computer to freeze.
I had the same issues when I had a 400w power supply and using external devices on a previous duocore build. I upped the PS for the quadcore and it ran fine until I added more external drives and encountering the same issues from previous.
I am now upgrading the quadcore to a new system to allow for 4K video editing. i76800k, Noctua 15Ds, Asus X99-A II Motherboard, 4 X 8gb ram, 4-5 X HD 7200 drives, 1-2 X SSD, 1 M2 drive and GTX 1070 GPU.
I do not think my 650 watt PS will hold up with this new setup because it struggled with the previous Quadcore build, so I have opted for the Coolermaster 1000w. Is this overkill? I read somewhere that you should atleast use up 50% of your CPU wattage for efficiency and so, I would think this would atleast run 500W since 650 couldnt handle my previous setup.
Have I diagnosed the external drive issues due to PS incorrectly from before?
Thanks.
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