System Watt Calculator - PSU

garetjax · April 29th, 2007

There was a thread started by someone (can't remember who it was) that posted a link to a website that allowed you to use drop down menus and such to figure out the total wattage of your system. This allowed you to have an idea about the kind of PSU you should buy to support your build. Does anyone have that link handy by chance? I'd like to bookmark it.

Thanks! =)

Computer-Ed · April 29th, 2007

It is in my buying a PSU Guide:

eXtreme PSU Calculator

garetjax · April 29th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Computer-Ed

It is in my buying a PSU Guide:

eXtreme PSU Calculator

Yar, that's it! Thanks Ed. =)

wtcnbrwndo4u · May 2nd, 2007

Is this site normally updated? Or say, updated frequently as new parts release?

**Capper** · May 2nd, 2007

Yes, as a matter of fact, he emailed me today to let me know the site was just updated

wtcnbrwndo4u · May 3rd, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capper

Yes, as a matter of fact, he emailed me today to let me know the site was just updated

That's good. The other PSU calc I used to use back in my Dell days never got updated.

halutzparilla · May 3rd, 2007

i'm actually using this PSU calculator during my building new rigs, for myself and my siblings...

it calculated a 480watt usage of my rig out of my 550watt PSU

wtcnbrwndo4u · May 3rd, 2007

Snap... With that X1900XT, I'm recommended to have 401W...

I have a 375W PSU (avg.). It's about 450W at peak... At least that's the way Dell has done it for the old PSUs... I assume the same for the new.

Gig-O-Ram · May 11th, 2007

I was just looking at this thing last night, and after giving all the info it needed, (for my system as it is) it said I should have about 622 watts on the PSU - this includes accounting for the overclock wattage.

But I only have a 560W (advertised continuous rating) PSU, and everything runs fine, overclock and all. The number (622) included wattage for a total of 6 USB ports, even though 4 of them are on a PCI card, and for the card itself, which is the only other card on the mobo besides the video card. For giggles, I took off for the OC, the card and its 4 USB ports - still allowing for 2 panel ports - and the number dropped to 522W, well below my rating.

So, this leaves me wondering how accurate this thing is.

wtcnbrwndo4u · May 11th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gig-O-Ram

I was just looking at this thing last night, and after giving all the info it needed, (for my system as it is) it said I should have about 622 watts on the PSU - this includes accounting for the overclock wattage.

But I only have a 560W (advertised continuous rating) PSU, and everything runs fine, overclock and all. The number (622) included wattage for a total of 6 USB ports, even though 4 of them are on a PCI card, and for the card itself, which is the only other card on the mobo besides the video card. For giggles, I took off for the OC, the card and its 4 USB ports - still allowing for 2 panel ports - and the number dropped to 522W, well below my rating.

So, this leaves me wondering how accurate this thing is.

The USB is for devices charged from USB, not the number of ports you have. Plus, the calc is defaulted to show under load.

April 29th, 2007	#1
garetjax Audentes Fortuna Juvat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somewhere south of sanity Posts: 1,549	System Watt Calculator - PSU There was a thread started by someone (can't remember who it was) that posted a link to a website that allowed you to use drop down menus and such to figure out the total wattage of your system. This allowed you to have an idea about the kind of PSU you should buy to support your build. Does anyone have that link handy by chance? I'd like to bookmark it. Thanks! =)

April 29th, 2007	#2
Computer-Ed .. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 452	Re: System Watt Calculator - PSU It is in my buying a PSU Guide: eXtreme PSU Calculator

May 2nd, 2007	#4
wtcnbrwndo4u Resident Brownie Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,225	Re: System Watt Calculator - PSU Is this site normally updated? Or say, updated frequently as new parts release? - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64 Dell Inspiron 5150 - Pentium 4 @ 3.06GHz w/ HT Tech - 512MB PC2700 RAM - 80GB WD Scorpio 5400RPM HD - nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 32MB - XP Pro SP3

May 2nd, 2007	#5
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,883 Blog Entries: 6	Re: System Watt Calculator - PSU Yes, as a matter of fact, he emailed me today to let me know the site was just updated INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU

May 3rd, 2007	#7
halutzparilla ako the pinoy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: by the beach Posts: 1,698	Re: System Watt Calculator - PSU i'm actually using this PSU calculator during my building new rigs, for myself and my siblings... it calculated a 480watt usage of my rig out of my 550watt PSU Abit IP35-E C2D E6750 G0 @ 2.66ghz [TR Ultra120EX] EVAG 8800GTS [TR HR03] Corsair [2gbDual@800] 820GB HDD[120/200/500] Antec TP 550W Silverstone Temjin 09 Saitek Eclipse1 & Razer DeathAdder Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit

May 3rd, 2007	#8
wtcnbrwndo4u Resident Brownie Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,225	Re: System Watt Calculator - PSU Snap... With that X1900XT, I'm recommended to have 401W... I have a 375W PSU (avg.). It's about 450W at peak... At least that's the way Dell has done it for the old PSUs... I assume the same for the new. - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64 Dell Inspiron 5150 - Pentium 4 @ 3.06GHz w/ HT Tech - 512MB PC2700 RAM - 80GB WD Scorpio 5400RPM HD - nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 32MB - XP Pro SP3

May 11th, 2007	#9
Gig-O-Ram As stated in the avatar: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Out here in the New Mexico desert. Posts: 817	Re: System Watt Calculator - PSU I was just looking at this thing last night, and after giving all the info it needed, (for my system as it is) it said I should have about 622 watts on the PSU - this includes accounting for the overclock wattage. But I only have a 560W (advertised continuous rating) PSU, and everything runs fine, overclock and all. The number (622) included wattage for a total of 6 USB ports, even though 4 of them are on a PCI card, and for the card itself, which is the only other card on the mobo besides the video card. For giggles, I took off for the OC, the card and its 4 USB ports - still allowing for 2 panel ports - and the number dropped to 522W, well below my rating. So, this leaves me wondering how accurate this thing is. If it's not fixed, then don't broke it!

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