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The thing that really drove the wattage calculator up is the surge compensation and capacitor aging??? I put those at 20% (recommended from notes 3 and 4 at bottom of the page)and it says I may need 655Watts!!. Without either of those set, it says I only need 468Watts, I like that second number much better.
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AND, can someone shed a little light on this issue of SURGE compensation and CAPACITOR AGING in relation to my PSU (S12 600W)?
Sorry I can't give you an answer to
capacitor aging, but I can help you out with an estimated power consumption on the 12v rail:
D915 - overclocked to P EE 965 speeds.................162w
Pentium EE 965 Power Consumption
7900GT (Overclocked)............................................57w
GPU Power Consumption chart
1 350GB Hard Drive...............................................25w (a bit high but whatever)
3 120mm Case Fans - Full Speed............................15w
2 DVD Burners........................................................28w
All other components draws power from 3.3v/5v rails
Total estimated max power consumption................287w
Total amps used...................................................23.92a