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Old 07-23-2007, 11:15 PM   #6 (permalink)
raverx3m
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Default Re: power supply question

but do i really need more than 500? i mean from what i understand they are more efficient when theyr runnin at at least 70% of the max load so if i get 550 and i only use like 300 watts for every day operations wouldnt that be a waste of power?
plus the latest game i play on this pc is tron 2 or possibly quake 4 thats it
i mostly use it as jukebox some winamp visuals maybe and movies
this pc is probably gonna get another sata drive and maybe a soundcard but thats it for upgrades if im gonna upgrade serious ill replace mobo memory processor and pretty much everything except HD and cdroms so...
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case: ANTEC TX640B 400w smart power-------------mobo: AOpen i915Pa-E Socket T
cpu: P4 630 3.0ghz Prescott 800MHz---------ram: OCZ EL 512x2MB DDR 400 (2.3.2.5)
vga: eVGA Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCIe
dvdr: LG GSA-4167B----------HD: WD 39GB SATA 1000rpm sysdrive
maxtor 250gb SATA 7200rpm
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