Free PSU Calculator instead of asking us all the time!

this thread may encourage people to buy crappy, vastly overrated PSU's, because they "have enough watts" so I still say you should READ the FAQ

I always used the second link and purchase a psu which is 50w-100w more than stated by the calculator

I normally just hit a big PSU, it doesn't hurt since you only pay for the electricity you actually use, not what's being drawn. Gives more headroom for upgrading

*pats invisiks Seasonic built EW 500* but would you recommend that power supply to someone building a rig like yours?

That Thermaltake calculator is pretty darn good tbh, just did my system and it came +20W of what I worked out before the build!

+1 to V3NOM for the links, it's deserved a bookmark in my nrop infested book.

Although 'The' power supply sticky has a link to an identical PSU calculator (just shows I haven't read it until now ):

http://www.extreme.outervision.com [...] orlite.jsp

well thermaltake says 700W for two 9800GX2's, 2 HDD's, a bunch of fans, overclocked Q6600 @ 3.6 and high vcore (cant remember exactly)... at 100% load. i would say this is very conservative, not OVERRATING!

Where was thermal take when I bought the yearly subscription to out vision which has been a great handy toy for us. they do multiple everything. Haven't tried thermal takes you sure they do amperage.

As a 'work in progress' it's quite interesting and IMO worth keeping an eye on, thanks for sharing.

Hi Ry, I've been having a ball mate, new job, new bike, happy days!
I hope all is well with you my friend?

Al

Yeah sorry mate, @4ryan6 I found a 2001 Honda ST 1100 Pan European in showroom condition but with less than 10,000 miles on the clock , lovely bike to ride and I've always had a soft spot for them, it's the second one I've had because I still can't find anything to like about the ST 1300 other than it's engine.

Still enjoying the country life I trust?

Al

Nice Bike Al, she does look like a sweet ride, good on corners plenty of power.

Hopefully one day the wife and I will get back to motorcycling, we both had our own bikes and took a vacation mountain trip, we were on one of those 10 miles of curvy mountain roads, that seem like 50 miles, if you know what I mean.

I was in the lead with the wife following when a dump truck loaded with crushed rock came up behind her and followed her at about 20' for 7 miles, there was no where to pull over, we had CB radios and I was constantly radioing the road conditions back to my wife so she'd know what to expect around the next corner.

Thats was the most miserable bike ride we had ever taken together, my heart was in my throat the entire time, if she'd dropped the bike theres no way that guy could've stopped that truck, its amazing how many things the mind can think about in a situation like that, I had gone over so many senarios in my mind, even to family members blaming me for her being on the bike in the first place.

Well after that trip I sold her bike 2 weeks later, with the promise she could ride mine at any time and I'd keep mine until our friends started on me about getting her a new machine, which lasted about 8 mths then I sold mine.

We haven't given up motorcycling, I'm just looking for a bike that we both can ride together comfortably, been looking at the Yamaha Venture, however right now a new bike is not on the top of the priority list, cause we're still recouping financially from moving into the country.

Ride Safe Al!

Ahh yes we love the country life, its really spoiled us! Ry