I thought this would be usefull to many currently deciding on a new PSU:
PSU Calculator
Might want to sticky this one ;)
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I thought this would be usefull to many currently deciding on a new PSU:
PSU Calculator
Might want to sticky this one ;)
mine only comes to 297W, at 80% useage. Not bad for 2 cd drives, 2 HDs, and an X800GTO PCI-E, and a 3200 Winchester
477W for me. My 480W seems right on the money then. ;)
Sli = big power bills ;P
Nice calculator.
LOL, my Gaming rig/Semi-server = 345W at max overclock:
A64 3000+ 2.75 Ghz 1.475V
4x1GB (used to be, now 2x1G)
6600GT
1xIDE, 4xSATA
My Server rig = 267W at minimal voltage
A64 3000+ 1.8Ghz 0.975V
4x512M
6200TC
3xIDE 4xSATA
But, I gave them a 550W and 580W PSU!!
I have a 420W PSU, and its more than enough for my system at the silliest of overclocks, and note I have a prescott P4, it uses 160 Watts at its highest overclock. Most people buy PSU's that would power 2 computers at a time.. its just silly really.
The only thing is, I used to move a lot less stuff with a 370W PSU (Not no-name brand but I wouldn't say it is too high up the list) and I lost one HDD every month until I realize the PSU was crap. Even if it say it only require 267W and my old 370W couldn't push it properly!!
Depends on the manufacturer, Tagens are rock solid.. a PC World 'White box' for example would be complete pants..
It pays to dish out for quality, rather than quantity.
I hope that wrong ;)
Says my current system is 473w (current PSU 400W and everything is rock stable) and when I place my 2nd 7800GT in tomorrow it will jump to 563W!!!
374w at 100%, not bad actually was expecting more
243W... not surprising considering the sorts of components I have (e.g. Mobile Barton, 6600GT, not much else!)
389W, and giving it 650W lol, a bit overkill this time :D
Quality is all that's important. Often a quality PSU will be a branded one with x00 Watts, but you are paying for the quality, not the extra wattage. PSU power has been done to death on here, but basically noone needs more than about 300W. Hexus has an article which shows the same thing.
And yet everyone still piles in with the 'I paid for 1000W so my ***** must be bigger.'
The problem with cheap power supplies is that they give the power to the wrong rails. You really need it on the 12v rails while they have pumped up 3v and 5v rails which do bugger all these days.
actually the main problem with cheap power supplies is they use cheap AC/DC converters and waste a whole bunch of power in that process alone, the other problem is with these cheap converters is that the power can fluxuate wildly..
so Whitebox 700Watt PSU is more like 350Watts. Looking for efficency in with the specs is something you want, 90%+ efficency is good, the weight of the PSU is a pretty good indicator of this.
Useful but it isn't accurate and its a bit misleading because they dont explain that it isn't total PSU wattage isn't whats important - its amps per rail, particularly the +12v rail that likely to be critical factor.
Still, anything to sell you a overpriced PSU that you don't need.
Its a lot more accurate than most peoples misconceptions of computer power requirements.
However power usage is rated in Watts, thats why your meter counts in kWh.. Maximum amperate is important for powering devices from your rails, but again thats PSU efficency playing into effect again.. But generally speaking 12v rails on all quality PSUs would be very difficult to max out without being a total numpty.
My Macron 300w with a knackered fan was stable on my machine where my 450w Qtec wasnt, not quite sure what your getting at ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by TeePee
Exactly that. 300W is enough for anyone, but buy a crappy PSU and it won't be.Quote:
Originally Posted by [GSV]Trig
at 80% mine is 368W
at Peak mine is....404W...
my PSU- Hiper Triple Fan 525W [Peak power at 570W]
hmmm i wonder how much i can push me 754 A64 3000+ ?
I bought my s12-500w mainly for it's quietness and efficiency. I know it's more power than I need but the 430w model had no pci-e power connectors and I knew I would be using most of the molex connectors. Therefore I didn't fancy an adapter to power my x800xt.
Also if i do any upgrades that need more power the psu will be able to take the strain without problems and not generate excessive electricity bills through inefficiency. Wish I'd waited a bit before buying it though, at the time of my purchase there was only one place in the uk that sold them because they were brand new and seasonic had no real presence in the uk market.
Nvidia recommends a 500W PSU as a minimum for SLI for a reason you know. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by shaithis
Another always found these handy
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/
Not quite as up to date as the one posted sadly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Tractor
mabee it wasnt the lack of power, i could be in a bad powersupply that it had huge fluctuations that the hard drive couldnt handle, whatever just seems good to get a good psu, a mate of mine had a generic one of his explode a few weeks ago, sparks and smoke everywhere apparantly, although the rest of the pc livedQuote:
Originally Posted by arthurleung
Well, my 'supposedly' 563W (at 80% load) system is now running perfectly fine on a 480W Tagan......
The numbers on that calculator are quite inflated IMO......they have added around 20% or more to the requirements......guess they wanted to quote on the 'safe side'....
It's not misleading. Please have a closer look again ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobart Paving
"ATTENTION:
The total Watts is important but the Total Amperage Available on the +12V Rail(s) is the most important, followed by the +5V amperage and then the +3.3V amperage. Because of the increased power consumption of the new high-power video cards the recommended minimum for +12V is 24A."
Oh my God, this is so crazy ! 389w.
Excellent link
Your Welcome ;)
excellent page! seems i am within limits :D
February 1, 2006
The following changes were made:
- from now all new AMD CPUs will be listed by OPN code
- added links on webpage to the latest updates
- added AMD Athlon 64 3000+ ADA3000AIK4BX
- added AMD Athlon 64 3200+ ADA3200AIO4BX
- added AMD Athlon 64 3200+ ADA3200DKA4CG
- added AMD Athlon 64 3500+ ADA3200DKA4CG
- added AMD Athlon 64 3700+ ADA3700DAA5CF
- added AMD Athlon 64 4000+ ADA4000DKA5CF
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (89 Watts)
- added AMD Opteron OSK246FAA5BL HE
- added AMD Opteron OSK846FAA5BM
- added AMD Opteron OSK148FAA5BK HE
- added AMD Opteron OSK248FAA5BL HE
- added AMD Opteron OSK848FAA5BM HE
- added AMD Opteron OSK250FAA5BL HE
- added AMD Opteron OSK850FAA5BM HE
- added AMD Opteron OSA252FAA5BL
- added AMD Opteron OSA852FAA5BM
- added AMD Opteron OSA254FAA5BL
- added AMD Opteron OSA854FAA5BM
- added AMD Opteron OSK260FAA6CB HE
- added AMD Opteron OSK860FAA6CC HE
- added AMD Opteron OSA165FAA6CB
- added AMD Opteron OSK265FAA6CB HE
- added AMD Opteron OSA865FAA6CC
- added AMD Opteron OSK865FAA6CC HE
- added AMD Opteron OSK270FAA6CB HE
- added AMD Opteron OSK870FAA6CC HE
- added AMD Opteron OSA870FAA6CC
- added AMD Opteron OSA875FAA6CC
- added AMD Opteron OSA280FAA6CB
- added AMD Opteron OSA880FAA6CC
- added AMD Opteron OSA144DAA5BN
- added AMD Opteron OSA146DAA5BN
- added AMD Opteron OSA148DAA5BN
- added AMD Opteron OSA150DAA5BN
- added AMD Opteron OSA152DAA5BN
- added AMD Opteron OSA154DAA5BN
- added AMD Opteron OSA165DAA6CD
- added AMD Opteron OSA170DAA6CD
- added AMD Opteron OSA175DAA6CD
- added AMD Opteron OSA180DAA6CD
New major update is coming:
Video Card wattages have been reviewed and will be listed based on real life 3D load tests (Not the maximum power consumption reported by manufacturers).
www.extreme.outervision.com
February 8, 2006
The following changes were made:
- added System Type: Single or Dual CPU
- added Alphacool AP1510 Pump
- added Asetek WaterChill Xtreme Pump
- added Danger Den CSP-MAG Pump
- added Danger Den DDC-12V
- added Danger Den DD12V-D5
- added Innovatek Eheim HPPS Plus Pump
- added Laing DDC-1 12V Pump
- added Laing DDC-2 12V Pump
- added Swiftech MCP 655 Pump
- added Koolance Aquian ICM Water Cooling Kit
- added Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultra Water Cooling Kit
- added Thermaltake CL-W0020 Tribe Water Cooling Kit
- added Thermaltake CL-W0052 TideWater Water Cooling Kit
Video Cards update will be released next week!
www.extreme.outervision.com
467watts when overclocked at 2.4ghz..
Wow, a high performance AMD dual core uses >150W?
I am going to have to think twice about going 430W now...
(big price difference between a Seasonic 430W and a Seasonic 500W PSU).
Bah, this thing won't tell me what my current print/bittorrent server is using... Any guesses on what a
K6-II 500
2 x 256Mb PC100
2 x 3C905-TX NICs
Onboard SIS Sound/VGA
1 x 30Gb Laptop HDD (4200rpm)
would use?
In fact, what's the TDP of a K6-II 500?
Low power computing ;)
February 15, 2006
Version 1.3 of eXtreme PSU Calculator has been released!
The following changes were made:
- updated Video Cards power consumption based on real 3D tests
- added Video Type: Single Crad, SLI or Crossfire
- added 9 overclocked Video Cards
- added ATI Radeon X700 Pro
- added ATI Radeon X800 GT
- added Chrome S25
- added Chrome S27
- added NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS AGP
- added NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
- added CPU Utilization based on TDP
- updated SCSI Hard Drives
Stay tuned, a few major updates and tools are coming! One of them is a nice surprise (we hope) for Liquid Cooling enthusiasts ;)
www.extreme.outervision.com
This is very good thanks.
Mine comes to 715W at 100%. :) That's why I have a dual-PSU system.
March 5, 2006
The following changes were made:
- added NVIDIA Quadro FX 330
- added NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300
- added NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400
- added NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450
- added NVIDIA Quadro FX 4400
- added NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
- added NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 SDI
- added AMD Sempron 3300+ 1800 MHz Palermo (Socket 754)
- added AMD Sempron 3400+ 1800 MHz Palermo (Socket 754)
- added AMD Sempron 3000+ 1800 MHz Palermo (Socket 939)
- added AMD Sempron 3200+ 1800 MHz Palermo (Socket 939)
- added AMD Sempron 3400+ 2000 MHz Palermo (Socket 939)
- added AMD Turion 64 MT-28 1600 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 MT-30 1600 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 MT-32 1800 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 MT-34 1800 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 MT-37 2000 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 MT-40 2200 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 MT-42 2400 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 MT-44 2400 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 ML-28 1600 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 ML-30 1600 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 ML-32 1800 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 ML-34 1800 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 ML-37 2000 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 ML-40 2200 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 ML-42 2400 MHz
- added AMD Turion 64 ML-44 2400 MHz
www.extreme.outervision.com
217w!!!1!11!?!
Man i need to upgrade.
March 22, 2006
The following changes were made:
- added NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
- added NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX (690/1760)
- added NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT
- added NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
- added ATI Radeon X850
- added Intel Core Solo T1300 Yonah
- added Intel Core Solo T1400 Yonah
- added Intel Core Solo U1300 Yonah
- added Intel Core Solo U1400 Yonah
- added Intel Core Solo T5600 Merom
- added Intel Core Duo T2300 Yonah
- added Intel Core Duo T2400 Yonah
- added Intel Core Duo T2500 Yonah
- added Intel Core Duo T2600 Yonah
- added Intel Core Duo T2700 Yonah
- added Intel Core Duo L2300 Yonah
- added Intel Core Duo L2400 Yonah
- added Intel Core Duo U2500 Yonah
- added Intel Core Duo T7200 Merom
- added Intel Core Duo T7400 Merom
- added Intel Core Duo T7600 Merom
- added Intel Core Solo E4200 Millville
- added Intel Core Duo E6300 Allendale
- added Intel Core Duo E6400 Conroe
- added Intel Core Duo E6600 Conroe
- added Intel Core Duo E6700 Conroe
- added Intel Core Duo E6800 Conroe
- added Intel Core Duo EE Conroe
- added 150mm Fans
- added Surge current during start up compensation
- added Electrolytic capacitor aging
- updated Drives section with ability to select multiple drives
Announcement. Sneak peak at eXtreme Flow Designer. eXtreme Flow Designer is a liquid cooling system scheme and flow indication tool for liquid cooling enthusiasts. This tool will help you to create a quick flow design for your liquid cooling system just in a few clicks! Release scheduled for a beginning of the next month.
More details here: http://www.extreme.outervision.com/u...efile=03222006
Best Regards,
eXtremeOV
www.extreme.outervision.com
April 5, 2006
New additions this month:
- eXtreme Flow Designer has been released! Your comments, suggestions or bugs are very welcome.
- added a separate CPU Overclock Calculator
- added CPU Temperature Calculator
- added C/W Calculator
- added Temperature Conversion tool
eXtreme PSU Calculator changes:
- added NVIDIA FX 5900
- added NVIDIA FX 5900 XT
- added NVIDIA 7600 GS
- added NVIDIA 7300 GS
- added NVIDIA 7300 LE
- updated power consumption for the following NVIDIA video cards:
7900 GTX
7900 GT
7800 GTX
7800 GT
7600 GT
- updated power consumption for the following ATI video cards:
X1900 XTX
X1900 XT
X1800 XT
http://www.extreme.outervision.com
May 16, 2006
The following changes were made:
- added Nvidia GeForce 7900 GX2
- added Nvidia GeForce 7950 GX2
- added Quad SLI for GeForce 7900 GX2 and 7950 GX2
- added AMD Socket AM2
- added AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2200 MHz AM2 Orleans
- added AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE 2200 MHz AM2 Orleans
- added AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2400 MHz AM2 Orleans
- added AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2600 MHz AM2 Orleans
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2000 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ HE 2000 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE 2000 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2000 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ HE 2000 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2200 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ HE 2200 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2200 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ HE 2200 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2400 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ HE 2400 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 2400 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ HE 2400 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2600 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2600 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 2600 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 2800 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added new Intel's socket 771
- added Intel Xeon 5110 Woodcrest
- added Intel Xeon 5120 Woodcrest
- added Intel Xeon 5130 Woodcrest
- added Intel Xeon 5140 Woodcrest
- added Intel Xeon 5150 Woodcrest
- added Intel Xeon 5160 Woodcrest
- updated Intel Xeon 5020, 5030, 5040, 5050, 5060, 5070, 5080 (Dempsey core)
Best Regards,
eXtremeOV
www.extreme.outervision.com
May 23, 2006
The following changes were made:
- added AMD Sempron 64 2800+ 1600 MHz AM2 Manilla
- added AMD Sempron 64 3000+ 1600 MHz AM2 Manilla
- added AMD Sempron 64 3200+ 1800 MHz AM2 Manilla
- added AMD Sempron 64 3400+ 1800 MHz AM2 Manilla
- added AMD Sempron 64 3500+ 2000 MHz AM2 Manilla
- added AMD Sempron 64 3600+ 2000 MHz AM2 Manilla
- added ATI Radeon X800 GTO
- added ATI FireGL V7100
- added ATI FireGL V7530
- updated list of current AMD AM2 Athlon 64, X2 and FX Processors and their wattages according to the new AMD modifications.
- updated wattages of ATI and NVIDIA video cards
Best Regards,
eXtremeOV
http://www.extreme.outervision.com
August 9, 2006
The following changes were made:
- added ATI Radeon X1900 GT
- added ATI Radeon X1800 GTO
- added ATI Radeon X1600 Pro
- added Intel Pentium D 960 3600 MHz Presler
- added Intel Pentium EE 965 3730 MHz Presler
- added Intel Core Duo E6900 3200 MHz Conroe
- added Intel Celeron M 380 1600 MHz Dothan
- added Intel Celeron M 390 1700 MHz Dothan
- added Intel Xeon 7110N 2500 MHz Tulsa
- added Intel Xeon 7110M 2600 MHz Tulsa
- added Intel Xeon 7120N 3000 MHz Tulsa
- added Intel Xeon 7120M 3000 MHz Tulsa
- added Intel Xeon 7130N 3160 MHz Tulsa
- added Intel Xeon 7130M 3200 MHz Tulsa
- added Intel Xeon 7140N 3330 MHz Tulsa
- added Intel Xeon 7140M 3400 MHz Tulsa
- added AMD Sempron 64 3000+ EE SFF 1600 MHz AM2 Manilla
- added AMD Sempron 64 3200+ EE SFF 1800 MHz AM2 Manilla
- added AMD Sempron 64 3400+ EE SFF 1800 MHz AM2 Manilla
- added AMD Sempron 64 3800+ 2200 MHz AM2 Manilla
- updated AMD Sempron 64 2800+, 3000+, 3200+, 3500+ and 3600+
- updated Intel Core Duo E6400
- updated Intel Core 2 Solo T5600
- updated Intel Core 2 Duo T7200
- updated Intel Core 2 Duo T7400
- updated Intel Core 2 Duo T7600
Best Regards,
eXtremeOV
www.extreme.outervision.com
Well, it comes our with 300watt's for my system, which has a 300w PSU in it
1800+ Tbred
2*PC3200
Ati 9600pro
1 sata drive
1 dvd-rom
1 cdrw
1 dvdrw
1 fdd
2*pci nic
1 pci wifi card
1 pci tv card
few fans
Thats all fine....
...However, what i dont get, is that when i stick my "energy meter" on the plug of the pc, load it up to the max (defragging hdd, burning dvd, cpu burn, and 3d benchmark) it only draws about 110watts of power. Under 100 at idle.
- So that means the psu is seamly not only 100% effiencty, but actally conjuoriung up 200watts of power out of the ether... ?
Daniel
Great thread guys! :bowdown:
Hexus is great!
The figures are usually taken from the manfacturers max rating. Which even with all the things you said is very hard to reach. For example, even during CPUburn, you will not be using every single ALU and FPU in the CPU and the defrag and 3d benchmarks will be taking less power because now they're CPU limited.Quote:
Originally Posted by oshta
It's almost impossible to completely max the power consumption, usually it will happen for a split second which is when your PC, BSOD and restarts if your PSU aint up to the job.
September 2, 2006
The following changes were made:
eXtreme PSU Calculator update:
- added ATI Radeon X1950 XTX
- added NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 (600/750)
General Website update:
Enermax Galaxy 1000W power supply review:
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/a...x_galaxy_1.jsp
Announcement: Stay tuned, a new version of eXtreme PSU Calculator is coming! Key features that have been addressed in phase 1 of this new version: load speed, new engine and UI improvements.
www.extreme.outervision.com
September 20, 2006
eXtreme Power Supply Calculator v2.0 has been released!
The new version includes improved engine and faster load time. What is different? In order to see the final result you need to select all necessary components and click on "Calculate" button.
Other updates:
- added NVIDIA GeForce 7000 GS
- added NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/
Acording to that I require a 420w psu minimum. Well ive been running an old ThermalTake 360w Purepower for a few years with no problem....
Now running a 480w Tagan to be safe. Im sure it would blowup when I upgrade to a nice shiney 7900 lol.
October 15, 2006
eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Mega Update: ATI R600 and GeForce 8800 GTX, Intel Quad CPUs and latest processors from AMD and Intel!
The following changes were made:
Graphics Cards:
- added GeForce 8800GTX - power consumption data is based on a few online sources (wattage value is approximate, not final)
- added ATI R600 - power consumption data is based on a few online sources (wattage value is approximate, not final)
- added ATI Radeon X1300 XT
- added ATI Radeon X1650 Pro
- added Radeon X1900XT (R580+ 256MB)
- added ATI Radeon X1950 Pro
Processors:
- added AMD Opteron 165 1800 MHz Denmark
- added AMD Opteron 165 1800 MHz Denmark
- added AMD Opteron 170 2000 MHz Denmark
- added AMD Opteron 170 2000 MHz Denmark
- added AMD Opteron 175 2200 MHz Denmark
- added AMD Opteron 175 2200 MHz Denmark
- added AMD Opteron 180 2400 MHz Denmark
- added AMD Opteron 180 2400 MHz Denmark
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 2800 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2800 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3000 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added Opteron 1210 1800 MHz Santa Ana
- added Opteron 1212 2000 MHz Santa Ana
- added Opteron 1214 2200 MHz Santa Ana
- added Opteron 1216 2400 MHz Santa Ana
- added Opteron 1218 2600 MHz Santa Ana
- added Opteron 1220 SE 2800 MHz Santa Ana
- added Socket F AMD
- added AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 2600 MHz Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 2800 MHz Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 3000 MHz Windsor
- added Opteron 2210 1800 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 2210 HE 1800 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 2212 2000 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 2212 HE 2000 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 2214 2200 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 2214 HE 2200 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 2216 2400 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 2216 HE 2400 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 2218 2600 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 2220 SE 2800 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 8212 2000 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 8212 HE 2000 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 8214 2200 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 8214 HE 2200 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 8216 2400 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 8216 HE 2400 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 8218 2600 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Opteron 8220 SE 2800 MHz Santa Rosa
- added Intel Xeon 7150N 3500 MHz Tulsa
- added Intel Xeon 5148 2330 MHz Woodcrest
- added Intel Xeon 5310 1600 MHz Clovertown
- added Intel Xeon 5320 1860 MHz Clovertown
- added Intel Xeon 5345 2330 MHz Clovertown
- added Intel Xeon 5355 2660 MHz Clovertown
- added Intel Core 2 Quadro Q6600 2400 MHz Conroe
- added Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 2660 MHz Conroe
- added Intel Xeon 3040 1860 MHz Allendale
- added Intel Xeon 3050 2130 MHz Allendale
- added Intel Xeon 3060 2400 MHz Conroe
- added Intel Xeon 3070 2660 MHz Conroe
- added Intel Xeon 3110 2130 MHz Kentsfield
- added Intel Xeon 3120 2400 MHz Kentsfield
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I think they did something wrong there, it comes to 1825w for a kentsfield system with sli 8800 cards...not that i have those of course, i was just curious :)
it wouldnt work with firefox, but it did work with IE.
edit: it was me that did it wrong, theres a box for quad cores and then it lets you select the kentsfield as well, so its added 4 kentsfields. 747w now for the single card, or 932w for sli.
I don't know how some of you are coming out with such high figures. I've just built a system based on a Conroe 6600, 2Gb DDR2, 750Gb SATA, 2 optical drives, etc and it comes out at 229W !!! I actually went with a 420W Seasonic but I will want to add extra hard drives, etc in time.
What spec do you have FrontSideBus to get to 420W ???
November 15, 2006
The following changes were made:
Graphics Cards:
- added ATI X1650 XT
- updated NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
- updated NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT
- updated NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
Motherboards:
- added new motherboards field with ability to select the following types:
Regular - Desktop
High End - Desktop
Regular - Server
High End - Server
PCI-e Crads:
- added PCI-e x1 card
- added PCI-e x4 card
- added PCI-e x8 card
- added PCI-e x16 card
Pumps:
- added Danger Den MAG II Limited Edition
- added Swiftech MCP355
- added Thermaltake Aquabay M5
Water Cooling Kits:
- added Thermaltake Symphony CL-W0040
- added Thermaltake Symphony Mini CL-W0077
- added Zalman Reserator 2
Fans:
- added 250mm LED fan
Print Page:
- updated print page with above components
eXtreme Power Supply Calculator
561watts ouch! Good job i have 750 to play with.
February 25, 2007
eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Update.
The following changes were made:
Graphics Cards:
- added NVIDIA 8800 GTS
CPUs:
- added AMD Socket S1
- added Intel Core 2 Duo E4300
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2000 MHz AM2 Brisbane
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2200 MHz AM2 Brisbane
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 2400 MHz AM2 Brisbane
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2000 MHz AM2 Brisbane
- added AMD Turion 64 MK-36 2000 MHz Richmond
- added AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 1600 MHz Taylor
- added AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52 1600 MHz Trinidad
- added AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 1800 MHz Trinidad
- added AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 2000 MHz Trinidad
- added AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64 2200 MHz Trinidad
New version with amperes is in a final stage of testing!
http://www.extreme.outervision.com
211W - not accurate as I have a thing which measures power raw at the wall - its 115W
371w at 100% load, it should be fairly close to the real thing. did you stress your pc and check the load on it?
Only 372 watts for my system, and I have a 600w psu .... guess that covers me then LOL
These PSU calculators are dogy at best. If they took into account the actual PSU you ran at that time as well then they could get some credit. As they stand now though, i havent found any that give a good indication of requirements.
According to this, my PSU should explode while overclocking, and I know from experience that, well, it doesn't :)
317W....with OC
270 without
i was expecting a bit more than that tbh.
Came to 706w for me :confused:
March 25, 2007
eXtreme Power Supply Calculator v2.5 has been released!
The eXtreme Power Supply Calculator v2.5 now consists of the Lite and Pro versions:
Lite version has only Recommended Wattage.
Pro version has Recommended Wattage plus Amperes per +12V, +5V and +3.3V.
The following changes were made:
Graphics Cards:
- added NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
- added NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT 512MB
Temporary removed ATI FireGL and NVIDIA Quadro FX cards. The complete list of professional video cards from ATI and NVIDIA will be included in next update.
CPUs:
- added Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 2130 MHz Conroe
- added Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 1860 MHz Conroe
- added Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 2000 MHz Allendale
- added AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1800 MHz Orleans
- added AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2000 MHz Orleans
- added AMD Athlon 64 3500+ EE 2200 MHz Lima
- added AMD Athlon 64 3800+ EE 2400 MHz Lima
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ EE 2000 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ EE 1900 MHz AM2 Brisbane
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ EE 2600 MHz AM2 Windsor
- added AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ EE 2600 MHz AM2 Windsor
Tec Coolers:
- added CoolIT Systems Freezone - added CoolIT Systems Eliminator
PCI Cards:
- added PCI SATA RAID Card
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I'd like to hear your opinions on the symbolic fee for the Pro version access.
I realize that many of you will not be happy to pay even that small amount. But I also hope you realize how much time and research we (me and my associate) contribute to keep the eXtreme Power Supply Calculator up to date with latest components.
This fee will help us to cover the expenses for research and computer components that we buy for independent testing (Yes, we do buy stuff with our own money).
I'm open to your suggestions. Please let me know what you think about it, especially your concerns. If you have anything to say about it, just throw it in!
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It's a good idea, but I don't know if people will pay to use it.
May 2, 2007
eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Update
The following changes were made:
Pro version:
Added recommended Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) rating.
Lite and Pro versions:
- added NVIDIA 8600 GTS graphics card
- added Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 2930 MHz Kentsfield
- added Ultra ChillTec Thermo Electric CPU Cooler.
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Does it now include accurate power consumption?
I find it's closer to -20% :)
*nods* it's vastly over, while access to the most important A rating is fee only :(
It's better than SFA!
I find it useful for comparison, e.g. 2 video cards or different CPUs.
Better to be over than under, so long as the PSU isn't off the flat part of its [in]efficiency curve.
Using this site, I went for a Seasonic 330W PSU and, from idle, have 250W in hand!
Peter.
May 22, 2007
eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Update
The following changes were made in Lite and Pro versions:
Video Cards
- added ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
- added NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra
- added NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX (626/2000)
- added NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
- added NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
CPUs
- added Intel Core 2 Duo E6650 2330 MHz Conroe
- added Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2660 MHz Conroe
- added Intel Itanium 2 9052 1600 MHz Montecito
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479w for me which is good as my psu is 480w :) thats at stock but ive run my board @ 400mhz from the 266mhz getting a 3.4ghz overclock and it must of been using the extra 1w i had spare lol
It said 381W for my system, doesn't seem that far off.
July 21, 2007
eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Update
The following changes were made in Lite and Pro versions:
RAM:
- added DDR3 SDRAM
Drives:
- added DRAM and Flash SSDs (Solid State Drive)
Liquid cooling:
- added Gigabyte GBT Pump
- added D-TEK DB-1 Pump
- added D-TEK PT DDCT-01s Custom Delrin DDC Pump
- added D-TEK DTC-D5 Vario Pump
- added XSPC DC1000 Pump
- added XSPC DC750 Pump
- added XSPC X2O 400 Pump
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This might be a dumb question, but does a PSU always draw the maximum amount of power it can or only what it needs? I'm just wondering about the impact on electricity bills of a large PSU - is a 1000W going to cost you more to run than a 500W on the same system?
I think what it draws from the mains is as a proportion to what is required, so if the components are drawing 300w, then the PSU will draw 300w + x (x = extra power lost as heat/other inefficiencies)
August 3, 2007
The following changes were made in Lite and Pro versions:
Graphics Cards:
- added ATI HD 2900 XT 1GB GDDR4
- added ATI Radeon X1950 XT
- added NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS
- added NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
CPUs:
Socket AM2
- added AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 1900 MHz Brisbane
- added AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 2100 MHz Brisbane
Socket 939
- added AMD Opteron 185 2600 MHz Denmark
- added Intel Celeron 420 1600 MHz Conroe-L
- added Intel Celeron 430 1800 MHz Conroe-L
- added Intel Celeron 440 2000 MHz Conroe-L
Socket LGA775
- added Intel Xeon 3040 1860 MHz Conroe
- added Intel Xeon 3050 2130 MHz Conroe
- added Intel Xeon X3210 B3 2133 MHz Kentsfield
- added Intel Xeon X3220 B3 2400 MHz Kentsfield
- added Intel Xeon X3210 G0 2133 MHz Kentsfield
- added Intel Xeon X3220 G0 2400 MHz Kentsfield
- added Intel Xeon X3230 2667 MHz Kentsfield
Socket 771
- added Intel Xeon E5335 2000 MHz Clovertown
- added Intel Xeon X5365 3000 MHz Clovertown
- added Intel Xeon LV 5128 1866 MHz Woodcrest
- added Intel Xeon LV 5138 2133 MHz Woodcrest
- added Intel Xeon LV 5148 2333 MHz Woodcrest
- added Intel Xeon LV L5310 1600 MHz Clovertown
- added Intel Xeon LV L5320 1866 MHz Clovertown
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Does "eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Pro" come with accurate power consumption results? :rolleyes:
Well if a fairly normal Quad core system (no SLI/Xfire, no water pumps, 2 HDDs, mild OC) really consumes 1084W on 100% CPU usage then yes.
Huh? I just put in a 3.1GHz quad core with 8800 Ultra and got 364W. What video card did you use to get to 1084W?
In fact, I just tried with quad 6850s (16 cores total) and it only came to 688W.
I guess we are demonstrating that this isn't trivial to use :D
Hmm, reckon that's telling porkies for my system. It's claiming I need 700W+ psu...
Well, I'm getting a energy usage monitor in the post tomorrow, so I'll see how truthful it is. If it is correct, I'm amazed my PSU hasn't already given up the ghost, as it's only 580 Watts...
According to the PSU calculator (521W calculation) my 4 year old 420W Tagan PSU should have went nuclear when I used it on my current system. The real figure should be somewhere closer to 300W, tops.
My computer should also have melted, and that's not even including the wireless card as there isn't an option for that, or for overvolting RAM.
Maybe in a subset of cases it's appropriate, but for a lot it seems wildly out.
edit 2: Nope.. user error! Fixed user and it's now much better.
I get 270W for my system, which seems a little high but not too far out.
Hahahaha - it's officially bollocks. Look at <----- My System. What do you reckon the maximum power draw of that is, with all four cores going, and the graphics card fully loaded?!
285 Watts at the wall socket!
So, My PSU is ~80% efficient, so the actual components are only using ~230 Watts.
So what on earth is the point of a 700W+ PSU?! Clearly you can easily power a twin 8800 Ultra gaming rig with a 500W psu... 600 is already more than enough!
Have you got a linky for the energy usage monitor please?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Plug-in-Power-...QQcmdZViewItem
Something like that Clunk?
That should do it mate cheers, I want to have a look at how much this draws at full welly :)
I want one too. My last one had an incident with a foot which caused it to stop working.
Just don't have the cash this second.
You can borrow this one after I have electrocuted it a bit :D
Useful instrument (got mine from Maplin). Old box was 108W idle; new one (with C&Q enabled) is 45W.
BTW, all the fuss over TVs on stand-by: my 2yo Philips is 0.9W!
This is where I got mine from:
http://www.reuk.co.uk/Kill-a-Watt.htm
Although that Ebay link may potentially end up cheaper for exactly the same thing.
I ordered it on Monday, got it yesterday. Was ~£24 with P&P, which is £4 less than if you went to Maplins, plus it saves you the walk :)
Also, if you want it delivered to an alternative address that isn't your card billing address, just send him an email after you've made the payment.
It's pretty nifty... tells you kWh, PFC, Watts, Volts, Amps, Hz, and VA. Well worth the money - especially as it'll save you from ever buying a massively over-specified PSU ever again...
I've used that calculator before. It seems pretty good. I'm supposedly at 376W peak. If I drop down to 1 HD and lob a 8800gtx in I come out at 378W peak, which is what I'm planning unless I can hold out for new cards in November.
You might want to look at a 520W Corsair HX only £12 more than the 430W Seasonic
Fraz,
Before you start blaming the calculator please double check what you select.
I ran you system trough the calculator, added DVD RW, a few USB devices, Sound card, a few fans, etc. and got 399W at 100% absolute load and 339W with 85% load (which I recommend).
I bet you selected Dual or Quad Processor as System Type. You should select a Single processor since your Q6600 is a single processor. This is a common mistake people do while dealing with multi core CPUs.
Also, it's almost impossible to 100% load ALL of the components at the same time and that's why you get lower results from the wall outlet. Calculator assumes that all components are stressed out and that's why I recommend to use 85% load.
So, 339W-285W=54W difference, which is not bad ;)