Comments on: How does a power supply exactly work? http://www.renewable-energy-at-home.com/uncategorized/how-does-a-power-supply-exactly-work How you can save with renewable energy at home Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:41:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: James http://www.renewable-energy-at-home.com/uncategorized/how-does-a-power-supply-exactly-work/comment-page-1#comment-1364 James Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:33:16 +0000 http://www.renewable-energy-at-home.com/power/how-does-a-power-supply-exactly-work#comment-1364 Im thinking of buying solar panels because I firmly believe in protecting our kids future and securing a cheap energy source for them for many years to come. Have come across a guide about buying<a href="http://bspsolar.weblog.com/reasons-for-buying-solar-panels/" rel="nofollow">Solar Panels</a> so gonna use it when I buy my panels. Im thinking of buying solar panels because I firmly believe in protecting our kids future and securing a cheap energy source for them for many years to come. Have come across a guide about buyingSolar Panels so gonna use it when I buy my panels.

]]> By: Chickster http://www.renewable-energy-at-home.com/uncategorized/how-does-a-power-supply-exactly-work/comment-page-1#comment-583 Chickster Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:24:59 +0000 http://www.renewable-energy-at-home.com/power/how-does-a-power-supply-exactly-work#comment-583 Nope! Main thing to remember, A COMPUTER ONLY USES THE POWER IT NEEDS If you have a 10,000 watt power supply, and your computer only needs 100 watts, it only uses 100 watts! Edit: Thought I'd comeback and add. I recommend this power supply, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010 OCZ StealthXStream 600W 1.Keep this 600 Watt Psu (Power Supply Unit) at 118 degrees Fahrenheit, (47.9 degrees Celsius), and it can put out 728.8 Watts! (Your body temp is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) 2.Has Four -> 12 volt power rails. EACH one can handle 18 AMP's. (18A) You can add all four to arrive at 72 AMP's! 3.Power cables, A.(1) 20 + 4 pin ATX motherboard power cable B.(1) 8-pin ATX 12 volt power cable C.(1) P4MB (4 pin ATX 12 volt) power cable D.(3) Sata power cables E.(6) Peripheral (4 pin Molex) power cables F.(2) 6-pin PCI Express power cables. This website has a better view of the power cables, http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3092557&CatId=106 In-depth info, 1.http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/451/9 2.http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/451 Power Supply power cable chart, with photos, http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html<br><b>References : </b><br> Nope!
Main thing to remember,

A COMPUTER ONLY USES THE POWER IT NEEDS

If you have a 10,000 watt power supply, and your computer only needs 100 watts, it only uses 100 watts!

Edit:
Thought I'd comeback and add.
I recommend this power supply,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010
OCZ StealthXStream 600W

1.Keep this 600 Watt Psu (Power Supply Unit) at 118 degrees Fahrenheit, (47.9 degrees Celsius), and it can put out 728.8 Watts! (Your body temp is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit)

2.Has Four -> 12 volt power rails.
EACH one can handle 18 AMP's. (18A)
You can add all four to arrive at 72 AMP's!

3.Power cables,
A.(1) 20 + 4 pin ATX motherboard power cable
B.(1) 8-pin ATX 12 volt power cable
C.(1) P4MB (4 pin ATX 12 volt) power cable
D.(3) Sata power cables
E.(6) Peripheral (4 pin Molex) power cables
F.(2) 6-pin PCI Express power cables.

This website has a better view of the power cables,
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3092557&CatId=106

In-depth info,
1.http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/451/9
2.http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/451

Power Supply power cable chart, with photos,
http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html
References :

]]> By: EGOman http://www.renewable-energy-at-home.com/uncategorized/how-does-a-power-supply-exactly-work/comment-page-1#comment-582 EGOman Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:13:59 +0000 http://www.renewable-energy-at-home.com/power/how-does-a-power-supply-exactly-work#comment-582 No, its capable of providing up to 500 watts. If you are energy conscious, then investigate the power supply you are buying and make sure you get one that runs at least 80% efficient. Some of the cheaper PSU's are only around 60%.<br><b>References : </b><br> No, its capable of providing up to 500 watts. If you are energy conscious, then investigate the power supply you are buying and make sure you get one that runs at least 80% efficient. Some of the cheaper PSU's are only around 60%.
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]]> By: Madman6510 http://www.renewable-energy-at-home.com/uncategorized/how-does-a-power-supply-exactly-work/comment-page-1#comment-581 Madman6510 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:37:59 +0000 http://www.renewable-energy-at-home.com/power/how-does-a-power-supply-exactly-work#comment-581 It means that it can distribute a max of 500 watts of DC power to the computer at 1 time. The amount of AC power it's drawing depends on what you're doing at the time, and what your hardware is.<br><b>References : </b><br> It means that it can distribute a max of 500 watts of DC power to the computer at 1 time. The amount of AC power it's drawing depends on what you're doing at the time, and what your hardware is.
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]]> By: Azrael http://www.renewable-energy-at-home.com/uncategorized/how-does-a-power-supply-exactly-work/comment-page-1#comment-580 Azrael Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:24:59 +0000 http://www.renewable-energy-at-home.com/power/how-does-a-power-supply-exactly-work#comment-580 no<br><b>References : </b><br> no
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