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Howdy all,
I'll be installing a Pico PSU in my HTPC soon for the purpose of clearing things out and maximizing space and airflow within my mITX case.
THIS one.
My System is as follows:
CPU- E8200 (Stock w IEST, C1E enabled)
Mobo - Zotac 9300 D-E
RAM - 2x2GB Gskill DDR2-1000
HDD - Seagate Momentus 7200.4 250GB 2.5"
Optical - LG Super-Multi 22x DVD Writer
I've yet to purchase a killawatt meter to get an idea of how much my machines are pulling from the wall, but I did some research on the net tonight and came up with some numbers.
Below is a list of power draw numbers I found for each component and the source of the info in each case. If I could, I'd like to get some opinions based on experience on whether or not you figure these numbers are accurate, and if not, why not.
I'm fairly sure the proposed PSU will be more than sufficient, but there's also a rather large curiosity factor involved and I'd really appreciate your input.
CPU - 65w TDP (27.7w 100% Load)
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/intel-wolfdale_11.html
Mobo - ?
HDD - 2.25w (5v, .451a)
http://www.techwarelabs.com/seagate-momentus-7200-4/
DVD Drive - 5-15W
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article265-page4.html
RAM - 24w Max Usage(4GB @ ~3w per 512mb) ~10w typical
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article265-page4.html
SYSTEM - E7200 + GF9300 + 2.5" hard drive + 1GB RAM pulls less than 70W from the wall at full load:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article892-page5.html
The only question mark is the motherboard. Chipset, integrated GFX etc.
I figure, assuming everything running full load at same time from HDD with 2GB memory usage= ~40w+Mobo Power draw.
~65w(from figure above)-40w=~25w for Chipset and GPU. This seems a bit high, but I'm really not sure.
So whataya figure, am I way off base?
Thx in advance for any input you can provide.
EDIT: Just found THIS. Uses an E8500, a full size Barracuda 7200 and 2GB of DDR2-800 for a total of 86w under load.
Considering this, the 65w system total under load for my system doesn't seem too far off assuming the Optical drive's not running.
I'll be installing a Pico PSU in my HTPC soon for the purpose of clearing things out and maximizing space and airflow within my mITX case.
THIS one.
My System is as follows:
CPU- E8200 (Stock w IEST, C1E enabled)
Mobo - Zotac 9300 D-E
RAM - 2x2GB Gskill DDR2-1000
HDD - Seagate Momentus 7200.4 250GB 2.5"
Optical - LG Super-Multi 22x DVD Writer
I've yet to purchase a killawatt meter to get an idea of how much my machines are pulling from the wall, but I did some research on the net tonight and came up with some numbers.
Below is a list of power draw numbers I found for each component and the source of the info in each case. If I could, I'd like to get some opinions based on experience on whether or not you figure these numbers are accurate, and if not, why not.
I'm fairly sure the proposed PSU will be more than sufficient, but there's also a rather large curiosity factor involved and I'd really appreciate your input.
CPU - 65w TDP (27.7w 100% Load)
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/intel-wolfdale_11.html
Mobo - ?
HDD - 2.25w (5v, .451a)
http://www.techwarelabs.com/seagate-momentus-7200-4/
DVD Drive - 5-15W
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article265-page4.html
RAM - 24w Max Usage(4GB @ ~3w per 512mb) ~10w typical
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article265-page4.html
SYSTEM - E7200 + GF9300 + 2.5" hard drive + 1GB RAM pulls less than 70W from the wall at full load:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article892-page5.html
The only question mark is the motherboard. Chipset, integrated GFX etc.
I figure, assuming everything running full load at same time from HDD with 2GB memory usage= ~40w+Mobo Power draw.
~65w(from figure above)-40w=~25w for Chipset and GPU. This seems a bit high, but I'm really not sure.
So whataya figure, am I way off base?
Thx in advance for any input you can provide.
EDIT: Just found THIS. Uses an E8500, a full size Barracuda 7200 and 2GB of DDR2-800 for a total of 86w under load.
Considering this, the 65w system total under load for my system doesn't seem too far off assuming the Optical drive's not running.
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