PSU Question

RiseAgainst · 11th March 2008, 02:04 PM

how can you tell if your PSU isnt strong enough to power your PC?

RealR · 11th March 2008, 03:09 PM

I'd be curious to know that myself. I've been struggling with PC issues when playing games and perhaps my generic brand 700W isn't sufficient :-/

RiseAgainst · 11th March 2008, 04:46 PM

try this page :

eXtreme Outer Vision - eXtreme tools for computer enthusiasts

says i need 293watts for my system but would probably stick at least 20% on top of that to be sure.

Rebelius · 11th March 2008, 06:58 PM

I'm not an expert on PSUs, but I'm pretty sure that it's not just overall power (Watts) that you need, Your PSU needs to be able to provide the right amount of current (Amps) on the different voltage lines or something like that.

So where a Corsair 620W PSU will be rock solid because it provides plenty of current, a cheapo 1000W PSU might be causing crashes because it just can't give enough.

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11th March 2008, 03:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
RealR Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,140 Band: They are make believe	I'd be curious to know that myself. I've been struggling with PC issues when playing games and perhaps my generic brand 700W isn't sufficient :-/

11th March 2008, 04:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
RiseAgainst rambling boy of pleasure Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Work id presume Posts: 3,430 Band: bandless :(	try this page : eXtreme Outer Vision - eXtreme tools for computer enthusiasts says i need 293watts for my system but would probably stick at least 20% on top of that to be sure.

11th March 2008, 06:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rebelius Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 7,213	I'm not an expert on PSUs, but I'm pretty sure that it's not just overall power (Watts) that you need, Your PSU needs to be able to provide the right amount of current (Amps) on the different voltage lines or something like that. So where a Corsair 620W PSU will be rock solid because it provides plenty of current, a cheapo 1000W PSU might be causing crashes because it just can't give enough.