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- Jul 31, 2003
- Location
- Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Lake Tahoe
Recently my computer started tripping the circuit breaker (20amp), and I couldn't figure out how or why.
I took every single other item out of the plugs on that circuit except the computer (just the tower itself) . The power kept tripping.
So I replaced the surge protector, with a high end one, and now the computer itself just shuts off (only when I'm doing something intensive with the computer)...it doesn't trip the circuit anymore.
I just recently added 3x 580's to my system and that is the only other variable.
I am running a 1200watt PSU which may or may not be enough juice is now what I'm thinking.
My specs are 990x @ 4ghz,
Asus Rampage Extreme III,
24gb ddr3 @ 1600 (corsair vengence)
H50 with TWO silverstone 120mm fans (always at max) and works better than my old/newer h70.
3x EVGA Superclocked 580's
1 Asus Bluray burner,
4x Intel ssd ,
2x WD hdd (7200 rpm)
1 system fan 140mm (thermaltake level 10 stock fan)
I had the electrician come out and check the circuit and even replace the plug outlet, still having problems
Now I've tried using online CPU calculators, but all of them I find really suck, Nvidia's website says that 3x 580s pull 732watts under load, and Anandtech and Bit Tech says that my CPU at stock speed pulls 231watts, and mine is at 4ghz. So before we talk about the H50 and HDDs and SSDs were already at 963watts.
Is this 1200watt PSU not enough?
Neweggs calculator says that I am using 1398watts but I can't imagine this being correct.
Also I keep reading that you technically can't even get 1500watts from a 20amp breaker.
I took every single other item out of the plugs on that circuit except the computer (just the tower itself) . The power kept tripping.
So I replaced the surge protector, with a high end one, and now the computer itself just shuts off (only when I'm doing something intensive with the computer)...it doesn't trip the circuit anymore.
I just recently added 3x 580's to my system and that is the only other variable.
I am running a 1200watt PSU which may or may not be enough juice is now what I'm thinking.
My specs are 990x @ 4ghz,
Asus Rampage Extreme III,
24gb ddr3 @ 1600 (corsair vengence)
H50 with TWO silverstone 120mm fans (always at max) and works better than my old/newer h70.
3x EVGA Superclocked 580's
1 Asus Bluray burner,
4x Intel ssd ,
2x WD hdd (7200 rpm)
1 system fan 140mm (thermaltake level 10 stock fan)
I had the electrician come out and check the circuit and even replace the plug outlet, still having problems
Now I've tried using online CPU calculators, but all of them I find really suck, Nvidia's website says that 3x 580s pull 732watts under load, and Anandtech and Bit Tech says that my CPU at stock speed pulls 231watts, and mine is at 4ghz. So before we talk about the H50 and HDDs and SSDs were already at 963watts.
Is this 1200watt PSU not enough?
Neweggs calculator says that I am using 1398watts but I can't imagine this being correct.
Also I keep reading that you technically can't even get 1500watts from a 20amp breaker.