On 1 Aug 2013 12:29, "Oleg Goldshmidt" <p...@goldshmidt.org> wrote: > > shimi <linux...@shimi.net> writes: > > > Assuming you can indeed measure the consumption of ALL the components > > on your computer (which I believe you cannot) - you still need to > > account for energy being converted to plain heat inside the PSU > > itself. This can easily get to 20% or even more on lousy PSUs. > > As I mentioned, I was onlyinterested in the Watts for which the PSU was > rated, nominally. I solved the problem by powering the box off, popping > it open, and looking around. I was hoping for some vendor info (a > googlable make+model?) accessible by management software, but I guess > there isn't. > > Thanks, problem solved. >
My bad for mis-reading that. The number written on the sticker never has any true meaning (read: it's false). I guess that's why it never occurred to me that this is what you're looking for... If you're looking for an equivalent PSU you must buy the exact same model - not same wattage...
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