Hardware and wattage?


  1. biffa
    Posts : 30
    7 ultimate 64bit
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    Hardware and wattage?


    Hi all,

    I have a fairly old machine that I've upgraded just over a year ago.

    I'm using it mainly for media shares around the house and video editing. It runs 24/7.

    I'm looking to upgrade to larger hard drives as I'm running out of space but want to know if the power supply I fitted is running near to its limit or not. I have no idea how to work it out.

    What I have is an Acer aspire e700 desktop from circa 2007.

    Motherboard : Intel G965

    Processor: intel core 2 duo kentsfield 2.4ghz
    Maximum power dissipation ? 155.25 Watt
    Thermal Design Power ? 95 Watt (Stepping G0)
    105 Watt (Stepping B3)


    Power supply unit: Corsair 500w bronze

    Graphics card:TDP
    40 W
    Suggested PSU
    200 W

    HDDs
    X4 2TB
    Western Digital 2TB EARS Caviar Green Hard Drive 5400rpm 3.5"

    Front usb micro SD SD card reader hub

    Display is through an LCD 32" TV.

    1x dvd writer drive.

    CPU fan and an 80mm chassis fan

    X3 2gb ddr2 ram sticks
    X1 1gb ddr2 ram stick.

    Not sure if I've missed anything. I've no idea how to work out what the total wattages would be at idle (20%) CPU load and what the combined wattage would be under full cpu load.

    Thanks in advance
    Rob
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  3. Megahertz07
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    Windows 7 HP 64
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    If your Power supply unit is a Corsair 500w bronze, you have plenty PS to install as many drives you want.

    CPU and GPU are the devices that demand most of the power, not HDDs or SSDs.
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