new pc-build components (please help tweak)

[Jolly Rogers]

Learn from numbers. Never saw a single PC demand even 200 watts.<

Thanks, Westom. I'll talk this over with friends in my IT departent.

Cheers,
Jolly Rogers

 

[JR Weiss]

Thanks, Westom. I'll talk this over with friends in my IT departent.

They'll tell you that today's PCs certainly can draw over 200 watts. Just start
with a 125 W CPU and a 75 W graphics card (neither one is uncommon), run Folding
@Home or other distributed computing app that uses close to 100% of the CPU and
GPU power, and you're at 200 already without even considering the motherboard or
hard drives.

For example, my rig with a Q9450 CPU and HD3850 GPU runs about 210 watts total
with CPU and GPU saturated, and my E6850/X1950 rig runs around 170 with just the
CPU saturated. There are graphics cards that pull WAY more power than my 3850!

 

[westom1]

Thanks, Westom. I'll talk this over with friends in my IT departent.

IT departments would be some of the last places to seek advice.
Electrical knowledge rarely exists there. An electrician typically
would know more.

Numbers would identify an IT person who knows this stuff. He should
know what a typical current draw is for each supply voltage. He
typically has a device to measure the actual power consumption; that
provided numbers. Most IT people only understand electricity
subjectively which is why so many myths survive. Your benchmark for
an informed IT person - anything he says is supported by numbers. And
he has equipment that provides answers with numbers – not Go-Nogo
testers.

Embarrassing is something called an A+ Certified Computer Tech. To
pass the test, no electrical knowledge is required. None. These are
also commonly found in IT departments.

 

[Dave]

Thanks, Westom. I'll talk this over with friends in my IT departent.

Cheers,
Jolly Rogers

They'll get a good laugh. -Dave