Buy an inverter that will handle your power supply at 100% at least. So if you have a 350 watt power supply in the computer, a 350watt inverter is okay..
It's probably better to have enough to handle the worst case, than not... > -----Original Message----- > From: Jakub Krajcovic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 2:30 PM > To: Gentoo Users > Subject: [gentoo-user] OT: HOw much power does a computer consume? > > > Hi guys, > > FIrst of all I apologize of an OT thread, but i would like to > get an estimate of how much power (in Watts) would this consume: > > motherboard: QDI Legend I > processor: Celeron 333 MHz > graphics: STB Velocity 4400 (Riva TNT chipset), 16MB (agp) > sound: SB Live! player (pci) > HDD: probably WD, at max 20 GB (havent bought it yet > and the old one got fried by a sudden power surge) > optional: DVD ROM (probably one of the new toshibas) > > I've searched all my manuals, and did some (not much though, > I confess) googling, and havent found a satisfactory answer.. > I'm asking, because I decided to put this into my car and I > need to know what type of inverter I should buy. > > > > > -- > > > GPG public keys available at cozeee.host.sk > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
