countdown said:
I have a "400 watt" power supply unit (Olympic) with the following output
specs:
+3.3V 20A
+5V 20A
+12V 10A
-12V 0.5A
+5VSB 2A
-5V 0.5A
Is the 12V @ 10A the total combined output (ie 120W), or is this 10A each
for the standard and P4 connectors?
TIA
It's probably the combined rating. In any case, are you sure you got
your figures right ? The total wattage of all the outputs you listed
add up to only about 300W (304.5W to be exact), and not 400W.
In most of the PSUs I've used and seen, the +3.3V supply is internally
derived from the +5V rail. So the overall rating is even less than the
combined total of all outputs rated separately. This is stated on the
stickers with something like "Total power from +5V & +3.3V should not
exceed XXX Watts", and XXX is usually the max load for the +5V rail
alone.
If your PSU is like this, it means that you cannot draw 20A *each*
from the 3.3V and 5V rails at the same time. This will further reduce
the total power rating below 300W.