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MOBO and minimum 600 watt power supply

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squirrellydw:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on March 14, 2007, 12:36:15 am ---
--- Quote from: squirrellydw on March 13, 2007, 10:33:55 pm ---I will only have 1 sata drive and one DVD drive.

Thanks

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lol...

630 watts. Thats insane. I use a 600 watt power supply for a machine with 7 sata drives, 1 floppy and 1 optical.

A machine like that would be fine with a 250 watt psu.

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did you see my first post?  I thought it would be fine but thats what the MOBO book said.  I just wasn't sure of all the USB stuff

torez:
You'll be fine.

leapinlew:

--- Quote from: squirrellydw on March 14, 2007, 12:47:34 am ---
--- Quote from: leapinlew on March 14, 2007, 12:36:15 am ---
--- Quote from: squirrellydw on March 13, 2007, 10:33:55 pm ---I will only have 1 sata drive and one DVD drive.

Thanks

--- End quote ---

lol...

630 watts. Thats insane. I use a 600 watt power supply for a machine with 7 sata drives, 1 floppy and 1 optical.

A machine like that would be fine with a 250 watt psu.

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did you see my first post?  I thought it would be fine but thats what the MOBO book said.  I just wasn't sure of all the USB stuff

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I wasn't laughing at you squirelly... I was really laughing out loud at what power hogs these machines have become.  :)

mrserv0n:
I run 3 HDD, 6800gt with a enermax 430

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