Power Supply Help

[Spiders]

how do you find out how much power your supply is giving you, and what happens if your not running enough? i dont have the comp manual, the comp was a hand me down so been upgrading ever since.

 

[Po`Girl]

Just use one of the PSU calculators HERE or HERE

Feed in your specs,then compare the power they recommend with what

you own PSU is rated at.

Under powered PSUs cause instability,and damage to components,including PSU.

 

[Tmagic650]

Just buy a quality power supply and dont worry about the small stuff

 

[SNGX1275]

For around $16 you can get a Kill-a-Watt meter which is kind of cool.

I suppose you could take its reading, then look at the label on your PSU and see how close you are to what the PSU thinks it can deliver.

For a frame of reference you can look at my system specs, according to the Kill-a-Watt mine uses 245W under heavy gaming conditions.

 

[Tmagic650]

... and don't worry about the small stuff