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power supply needed??
lets say i am about to buy a new computer (i am still waiting to let the
price drop, still dreaming actually) But a dual core amd4400 with a nvidia 6800(cheap one low cost version) and only standaard other stuff one cheap hd and a slow cd. What kinda power supply would i need??? i think a 480 Watt would be enough already?? what is the minimum to pick?? i heard the geforce sucks away power |
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one graphics card or two?
"8thSense" wrote in message ... lets say i am about to buy a new computer (i am still waiting to let the price drop, still dreaming actually) But a dual core amd4400 with a nvidia 6800(cheap one low cost version) and only standaard other stuff one cheap hd and a slow cd. What kinda power supply would i need??? i think a 480 Watt would be enough already?? what is the minimum to pick?? i heard the geforce sucks away power |
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one card one core
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'8thSense' wrote, in part:
| But a dual core amd4400 with a nvidia 6800(cheap one low cost version) and | only standaard other stuff one cheap hd and a slow cd. _____ The CPU and graphics adapter, plus the voltage downconvertors/regulators (on the motherboard) use more that 75% of the power consumed in a desktop computer. 'Inexpensive' hard drives and removable media drives use less than 10 watts each except when spinning up from rest. Audio adapters and other cards also use little power. The motherboard uses little power other than for the chipset and the voltage downconvertors/regulators. The downconverters/regulators are about 70 or 80 percent efficient, so they consume about 20 % as much power as the CPU, graphics adapter, and memory. It would be a good idea to get a power supply that will handle future needs - are you sure you want to stay with 'one cheap hd and a slow cd'? A power supply rated at 480 Watts would be more than enought to meet your current and future needs. Concentrate on regulation quality and reliablity of the power supply you purchase. Phil Weldon "8thSense" wrote in message ... lets say i am about to buy a new computer (i am still waiting to let the price drop, still dreaming actually) But a dual core amd4400 with a nvidia 6800(cheap one low cost version) and only standaard other stuff one cheap hd and a slow cd. What kinda power supply would i need??? i think a 480 Watt would be enough already?? what is the minimum to pick?? i heard the geforce sucks away power |
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Should be enough to run your pc.
Look at this site for calculating the real power your system needs. http://www.parkstadpc.nl/powersupply.php I would guess the amd4400 will not need more then 89watt so use the fx cpu as reference. "8thSense" schreef in bericht ... lets say i am about to buy a new computer (i am still waiting to let the price drop, still dreaming actually) But a dual core amd4400 with a nvidia 6800(cheap one low cost version) and only standaard other stuff one cheap hd and a slow cd. What kinda power supply would i need??? i think a 480 Watt would be enough already?? what is the minimum to pick?? i heard the geforce sucks away power |
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