Tom's Hardware > Forum > Homebuilt Systems > New System Build > How to calculate minimum power supply size

How to calculate minimum power supply size

Forum Homebuilt Systems : New System Build - How to calculate minimum power supply size

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
btims   08-22-2008 at 02:57:40 PM

I regularly build office machines for my wife's company. I try to reuse existing equipment whenever possible (mostly floppies, Hard disks, and cases). When reusing a case, I have to guess if the power supply is strong enough to handle the new motherboard/processor I'm going to stuff in the case.

Can anyone suggest a way to calculate the minimum power supply I need for a given processor/MB/video?


Thanks


Bill

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
jtt283   08-22-2008 at 03:10:45 PM
- 0 +

Many of us use the PSU sizing calculator available at: http://www.extreme.outervision.com [...] rlite.jsp.

Keep in mind when you re-use a case, that the PSU with it may not be capable of putting out any more than 50% of its label claim without choking, smoking, and croaking. Fortunately, the power requirements of most business machines are very low, so a "500W" PSU that is really only capable of 250W may work fairly well.

------------------------------ There is ALWAYS a drone. Exactly where, or how many drones you will encounter may vary, but that there will be at least one will not.
 Reply to jtt283
btims   08-22-2008 at 05:11:28 PM
- 0 +

Thanks for the response, this is exactly what I was looking for.


Bill

Reply to btims
marshmellow1991   08-23-2008 at 01:13:56 AM
- 0 +

I just did that calculator, and it said i should have a 365 watt psu... e8400, 2 sticks of ram, 4870, 1 hdd, 1 dvdcombo, 2 led fans 1 120mm fan and 1 240mm fan with a card reader....o.0

Reply to marshmellow1991
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Homebuilt Systems > New System Build > How to calculate minimum power supply size
Go to:

There are 1374 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.333 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them