From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from <gentoo-user+bounces-103263-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org>) id 1N6brb-0001xC-0t for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:21:19 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DD2C6E08D1; Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:21:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from QMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.64]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E07BE08D1 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:21:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from OMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.59]) by QMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 22cE1d00B1GXsucA73MJle; Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:21:18 +0000 Received: from reader.local.lan ([98.215.178.110]) by OMTA07.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 23MF1d0072PJCrm8T3MHZk; Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:21:17 +0000 Received: from reader.local.lan (reader.local.lan [127.0.0.1]) by reader.local.lan (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nA73LEwc016397 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:21:14 -0600 Received: (from reader@localhost) by reader.local.lan (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nA73LEXi016395; Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:21:14 -0600 X-Authentication-Warning: reader.local.lan: reader set sender to reader@newsguy.com using -f From: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Homebuilt Mobo bundles In-Reply-To: <200911060906.22217.volkerarmin@googlemail.com> (Volker Armin Hemmann's message of "Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:06:22 +0100") References: <87639olmbp.fsf@newsguy.com> <hcvr9i$ukp$1@ger.gmane.org> <873a4sjprt.fsf@newsguy.com> <200911060906.22217.volkerarmin@googlemail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:21:14 -0600 Message-ID: <87hbt7ggut.fsf@newsguy.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@lists.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Archives-Salt: 075bb5dd-53f5-4b59-a400-2c7c4504223b X-Archives-Hash: f75ed4f3c68aae8b350b64845277afeb Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com> writes: >> I kind of overpowered the original setup back when I bought it, >> somewhere like 200[12]. It's an antec 430 w. But that is probably >> wimpy by now. Back then it was well above the standard stuff, which >> were more like 230 w. >> > > 430W should be ok, The problem is that they are the wrong 430W. Back then most > load was on 3.3V and 5V. Today PSUs have several 12V 'lines' just because the > load on 12V is so huge. Also I am not sure that your old PSU has all the > connectors needed (24 pin ATX, 4/8pin P8). > > So, while the output will be enough (I have a 955, 8gb ram, a 3870, several > harddisks and a 450W PSU. Some time ago I measured loads with 4gb and a X2 > 6000 which has the same TDP. Max load was ~300W - and I had to do stupid stuff > to reach that. Max load compiling/gaming was around 200W), it is not the kind > the system needs. No mobo today cares about 30A on 5V. But they want as many > Ampere on 12V as possible. > > So, you should think about a nice, non-cheap 450-500W psu. Thanks Volker, Good to know the details about the newer PSUs