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- Jan 9, 2007
I have the below rig in the sig. Just bought an MSI nVidia GTX 560 TI although it hasn't arrived yet. I have a Corsair HX 520W PSU that I bought some years ago on recommendation and has done me good so far.
I tried to use a online PSU calculator but I cannot insert my specific details in to suit my current build. Is there an easy way to work out how much wattage the system draws so I can determine if my PSU will cope adding a high spec graphics card like this?
I have my system running of an IP PDU which shows current draw. Only this machine is on the IP PDU and current draw when running BOINC (max load) flicks between 0 and 1 Amps and back to 0. Going by this I can say the draw is roughly 1A under full load.
I think ultimately the question here is how do I calculate this? I looked up some google results and it seems very complicated to simply give a yes or no answer. Has anyone seen this site?
http://firingsquad.com/guides/power_supply/page4.asp
Thanks in advance
I tried to use a online PSU calculator but I cannot insert my specific details in to suit my current build. Is there an easy way to work out how much wattage the system draws so I can determine if my PSU will cope adding a high spec graphics card like this?
I have my system running of an IP PDU which shows current draw. Only this machine is on the IP PDU and current draw when running BOINC (max load) flicks between 0 and 1 Amps and back to 0. Going by this I can say the draw is roughly 1A under full load.
I think ultimately the question here is how do I calculate this? I looked up some google results and it seems very complicated to simply give a yes or no answer. Has anyone seen this site?
http://firingsquad.com/guides/power_supply/page4.asp
Thanks in advance