Power Supply Calculator

[Soulzz]

http://support.asus.com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

Thought you guys might find this useful .

 

[thenecron1337]

lol... it recommended 200 wats for me. and i know i need more than that...

 

[roth140]

1.21 GIGAWATTS!!!!

WTF IS A GIGAWATT!!1111

 

[Gilup]

Nice, it says what I thought it needs, a 1000 watts but I'm running with less (620 watt). I'm just waiting till me PSU burns up.........lol Gives me a reason to buy a new one.

 

[HeatSurge]

Recommended 600 for me. In fact the computer pulls around 350 watts (measured by a kill-a-watt) from the wall, when video card and processor are both at 100%.

 

[Gilup]

That's pretty good.
What device did you use to record the watts? I wouldn't mind seeing what mine is.

 

[HeatSurge]

http://www.p3international.com/products/special/P4400/P4400-CE.html
http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU?tag=dogpile-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882715001&Tpk=kill-a-watt

You can also buy a potentiometer/multimeter (or whatever that's called in English)... and fiddle with more detailed stuff, if you're an electronics hardware guru, but the above is a simple and effective measure of total system wattage consumption.

Useful if you want to find out what wattage things around the house pull too...

 

[Gilup]

I thought it was going to be more expensive than that.

Thanks