Question: How to know power consumption of PC?

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[limes]

@TS sakto si COMCAM pero if imo basihan kung kaya sa imong PSU that depends unsa imong PSU kay the watts na spec doesnt say anything except if you post the brand and model of your PSU.

[greywolf]

if its branded it should be able to support even 10 hd's as long as true rated na imung 620watts.

[anonemus]

Corsair 620W has 8 SATA connectors. Pwede pod gamiton ang IDE connectors by using IDE-SATA adapters.

To know the actual power consumption, gamit ka ani



Di lang ko sigurado kung naa ba ni dinhi Pinas

[slycry]

by the way my PSU is Corsair 620W... okay rana sya? wman ko kaybaw kung true rated one ba na or unsa...

[greywolf]

more than ok pa na. i have the same psu. yes its true rated.

[Dee_Dee]

just take a look at my set-up...

-Intel E5200 dual core
-2X1GB DDR2 memory
-6 120MM fans
-1 DVD writer
-8600GT DDR3 memory
-3 SATA HDD's
-1 CCFL

powered by a true rated 500W PSU...if ur PSU is a true rated one, then i would say it is more than enough to power 3 HDD's...pero magdepende gihapon na sa uban PC parts nimo...basin naa ka power hungry nga GPU card...better post the complete specs of ur rig...

how would we know kung "true power rates" ang PSU?

same thing with me..i ask this question b4 when i plan to add another HDD. some people say i should change my PSU, some say no need (majority of them), kay gamay ra kuno kunsumo aning HDD (8w-13watts). since majority sila, wla ko gailis. now i also plan to add another one pajud...to make 3 or 4 ba hinuon ka HDD tanan.

i dont know the brand of my PSU, pro apil nani sya pagpalit sa case..mura 1,800 ra price ani b4 sa case with PSU, with keyboard, with mouse, with multi-media speaker, with headset pajud. i dont know how you call this..generic? pro 500w man kuno ni..but so far wla koy problema sa ako set-up. the most time nga gaandar ni nga wlay palung2x tungod sa mga downloads..i think 6 days. (pro e off nko ang monitor inig molakaw ko.hehehe). by the way, mo consume ba na og power from PSU ang monitor? kay sa psu bya nko gi connect akong monitor..dli directly sa avr. (aw, wla diay koy avr..UPS ra.)

heres my set-up:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (processor)
- Intel DG965RY (mother board)
- Inno3D GF7300GT (video card)
- 4 x 1Gb DDR2 (memory)
- 1 TV Tuner
- 1 Modem (not for internet, but for games nga mag modem-to-modem)
- 1 DVD/RW
- 1 DVDROM
- 1 Floppy Drive (but now ako gidisconnect kay abogan lang,wlay gamit, pro function ni)
- 4 80mm fans with blue lights (not including fan sa PSU ang 2 kbook..6 tanan kung apilon)
- 2 computer lights (kanang murag flourescent bitaw nga gamay, blue color)
- 2 HDD (160Gb & 640Gb)
- 22" LCD monitor (not sure kung mo consume ni og power) does it?

now..do i have to change my PSU if i will also add another HDD? let say.. 1 Tera

how would we know that its really necessary to change the PSU?

salamat daan..

[limes]

@Dee_Dee mas maau change into a branded psu maskin 500 watts kay kanang bonus sa imong casing mga generic na mao nay mo gubot sa imong kinabuhi if ma timingan ka. basin maabot ra ang time mamatay na dungan tanan nag pansak sa imong PSU ang imong LCD na screen wa na nag kuha ug power sa imong PSU nag kuha na siya diritso sa imong AVR/UPS or diritso ba sa outlet.

[Dee_Dee]

@Dee_Dee mas maau change into a branded psu maskin 500 watts kay kanang bonus sa imong casing mga generic na mao nay mo gubot sa imong kinabuhi if ma timingan ka. basin maabot ra ang time mamatay na dungan tanan nag pansak sa imong PSU ang imong LCD na screen wa na nag kuha ug power sa imong PSU nag kuha na siya diritso sa imong AVR/UPS or diritso ba sa outlet.

thanks sa response bro.
so far bya bro wla pud nuon ni gibinuang..mga 3 years kapin nani nga set up, kani akong lcd mga 1 yr nani kapin. crt ra ako gamit b4.

kasabot ko anang branded & not branded..syempre mas reliable gyud ang branded.
but the question still remains "How to know power consumption of PC?" as what this thread is all about. in my case..dapat ba ko mag-ilis og PSU, say from 500w to 620w or 650w ba na?kung magdugang ko lain HDD. (same question with the TS)

b4, some people told to me nga dapat mag-ilis ko..pro nahimo raman lagi ang 2 ka hdd.
now im asking the same question again kay dli nani 2... 3 na or maybe 4 na ka hdd ako gus2.

i think the TS wanted to point out (ako pud) kung unsay ato basihan ngano mag-ilis ta og PSU?..ilis in a sense nga upgrade og power-wattages, dli brand.

[limes]

generics cant handle stress as good as the branded ones and generic ones have low quality parts inside their psu compared to branded ones. if you are able to buy many HDD's then why not buy a reliable PSU? you can still push your psu to the limits but if it fails you and leaves a huge damage on your system then that is what you get when your psu fails you due to quality. naay gamit pang basa sa wattage kanang wall nimo diritso gamit atong unsa to na wattmeter. you should calculate amperes na makaya sa imong generic na psu naa na sa iyang case sa psu naka butang pila ka amp sa unsa na voltage and surely ang ilang mga gipang butang mga peak na kasagaran which means your generic psu can handle that amount of current for a short time and not in a constant fashion. so when your system is not fed properly by current and voltage many things happen like naay masunog, explosion ug uban pa.

if you are comfortable with sacrificing your system with a generic PSU to save money or whatever advantage you get from it, then its your choice we just advice here and its up to you if you folow it or not because everything ends with the one who decides.