I would like to know, what is the range of power supply needed for keeping the CPU, memory card, and the motherboard up and running for 2-3 minutes.
Thanks in advance for all repliers.
How can I be more specific if you don't provide info about the CPU, motherboard and memory? If you need very precise power requirements, then you'll have to use sophisticated measuring equipment. What's your goal?
I would like to know, what is the range of power supply needed for keeping the CPU, memory card, and the motherboard up and running for 2-3 minutes.
Thanks in advance for all repliers.
It depends on the parts you use. Components aren't the same in terms of power consumption. Some CPU runs at 65W while others at 95W. If you want to calculate continuous power consumption, this one might help you. http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
"What i mean is: in the avarage case, and in avarage load, how much WATT do you think the PC consume?"
Define the average PC. Do you mean the average PC based on the world population, the U.S. population, or the extremely unusual average of the regulars here - keeping in mind that we are enthusiasts.
Example from about 3 years ago (I was curious ...):
eVGA 680i motherboard, Q6600 OC'd to 3.6 GHz., 2 GB RAM, G80 core 640 MB 8800GTS, 2 HD, 1 optical, Audigy sound card, Antec 650 watt TP3 PSU
I borrowed a lab calibrated clamp-on ammeter probe from work to measure actual power consumption at the motherboard.
(As I check my notes)
I measured by separating wires and clamping the probe around all the same color wires in the bundle.