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to see how much power my computers use...
My core i7-870 setup uses about 68w idle and about 150w under load - I imagine with my setup it would probably never exceed 200w (I've only got 1 hard drive and an ATI 4670 graphics card installed). I'm using a 700w Rosewill 80+ bronze psu...which seems like overkill after seeing the killawatt readings.
My question is: Since I seem to be using less than 20% of the PSU's output, should I swap the 700w rosewill that's currently in the system for an older 400w psu I have lying around. The older psu is a corsair that doesn't have 80+ certification.
My core i7-870 setup uses about 68w idle and about 150w under load - I imagine with my setup it would probably never exceed 200w (I've only got 1 hard drive and an ATI 4670 graphics card installed). I'm using a 700w Rosewill 80+ bronze psu...which seems like overkill after seeing the killawatt readings.
My question is: Since I seem to be using less than 20% of the PSU's output, should I swap the 700w rosewill that's currently in the system for an older 400w psu I have lying around. The older psu is a corsair that doesn't have 80+ certification.