Look at Toms Hardware - PSUuuu Phut bang Also you should consider the power taken at different voltages by drives etc at startup, and during use and note that the 'stability' of many PSU's becomes poor - or very poor as the usage nears the PSU's quoted rating - on any supply line
JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:27 PM Subject: PSU > Back in the good ol' days on the Illiac things were easy compared to > today. I figured that some things on my new system were trivial -- > certainly the choice of a PSU should be a snap. The overall design > criteria is that of versatility -- I don't want to be stuck in the future > with an avoidable deficiency now. > > So the Antec Neo Power 480 watt PSU ought to be > perfect. No? Inconceivable that I should need more than that power or > facility in the foreseeable future. Isn't it? > > So here is this article in Extreme Tech -- 18 Jul 2005 > > http://www.extremetech.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=156218,00.asp > > where the builder uses an 850 watt PSU "just in case"!!! At a cost of $470!!! > > Good grief , Folks, would I ever need 850 watts "just in case" in my new > system??? > > If you look at the article, maybe you could comment on the other parts > used. It looks as if he has chosen the most expensive stuff he could find > -- along with a flashing billboard on his RAM sticks. > > Jim > > > Jim Green > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://users.sisna.com/jmgreen > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > > -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
