By the time my PC parts are listed and ordered this thread is going to be 10 miles long. LOL.
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Anthony Q. Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > ARe you guys actually checking power draw using a Kill-o-Watt meter? > > On 4/20/2010 8:38 AM, Stan Zaske wrote: >> >> You're seriously mistaken my friend. 600 watts is more than adequate for >> most builds and overkill in many cases. >> >> >> On 4/20/2010 2:29 AM, maccrawj wrote: >>> >>> Bullshit! 500-600 is just cutting it for MOST current cards combined with >>> the potential needs of up to 6 hdd's modern mobo's are capable of never mind >>> what other power hungry components are installed. >>> >>> * Don't skip on PSU brand or capacity, it saves no real money in the end. >>> * Always lookup what ODM makes a given PSU >>> * Read real reviews that stress test. >>> >>> >>> On 4/19/2010 2:15 PM, Stan Zaske wrote: >>> <snip> >>> > You should be fine with 600 watts unless you plan on running 2 >>>> >>>> 5870's or nVidia 480's (not recommended). >>> >>> <snip> >>> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.801 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2821 - Release Date: 04/19/10 >> 14:31:00 >> >> >
