New topic: Computers Power Supplies (PSUs)
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=45643> Page 1 of 1 [ 1 post ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message MadDoc Post subject: Computers Power Supplies (PSUs)Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:18 pm Joined: Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:21 pm Posts: 476 Location: United Kingdom I'm building a new high end HTPC. This will be the first DIY computer I've built for about 10 yrs so I'm a little rusty (I'm a Mac man normally). I've already bought this sweet case, am going for the Intel ivy bridge i5 3750K chip and have selected a suitable motherboard. My question relates to the PSU. I will be running a blu-ray drive, 6 7200rpm HDDs and a SSD (no dedicated graphics card). Looking at some online wattage calculators, I reckon I'll be fine with 550-600W. I've been advised to get a modular PSU. Browsing on the net I noticed that different PSUs have different numbers of SATA power connectors. Do I need one SATA power connector for each of my 8 SATA devices? Doesn't the motherboard supply the drives with power drawn from the PSU? Sory for the dumb questions but I don't want to order the wrong PSU and frazzle (or not power correctly) my expensive new gear. Does anyone have any recommendations for this setup? Thanks _________________ Gorgeous REALbasic controls from Figa Software | My Flickr | My Blog 11" MacBook Air 1.8Ghz i7, 4GB RAM, OSX 10.8.2, RB 2012 r1.1 Pro | iPhone 4S 32GB | Nikon D60 Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 1 post ] -- Over 1500 classes with 29000 functions in one REALbasic plug-in collection. The Monkeybread Software Realbasic Plugin v9.3. http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml [email protected]
