power and wattage

Forum discussion tagged with power and wattage.
  1. Asketa

    Question PC powers back on after shutting it down while it's using UPS power ?

    Recently I got a new PC and UPS. UPS is a bit weaker, but I don't need it to work for long - just to give me a couple of seconds to save my work in Word and turn my PC off manually. And it works fine. Power outage > UPS starts beeping > I save my Word document, close it > Power: Shut Down PC...
  2. H

    Question 3090 RTX 2024

    I have been offered a GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER $800 Aud it's clean and when stressed tested by 3d and furmark does not go over 64 degrees. I heard about the vram issues but I only need something I can game on would it be ok?.
  3. O

    Question ASUS Hyper M.2 Gen5 - power requirements and fan control

    I have a couple of questions about the ASUS Hyper M.2 Gen5 PCIE-to-M2 storage adapter card that I wasn't able to figure out from the spec sheet and documentation. This card has a 6-pin auxiliary power input socket (same as some graphics cards) and I can't figure out when you actually need to...
  4. H

    Question Which PSU is suitable for my new build?

    Hello, I intend to build a new PC, here are the specs of the parts i plan on putting together, LG 27" 1440p 144hz Monitor (may add another 1080p 22" monitor, a monitor lying around) i5 13500 + Cooler like, hyper 212 Gigabyte B760M DS3H Ax Corsair Vengeance DDR5 16GB x 2 RTX 4070/4070S (one of...
  5. mrmaruniversal

    Question 7900 XTX High idle power

    Bought a 7900 XTX, works great. I know there are some bugs with the 100W power draw just at idle with the vram being maxed out. I have 2 1080p monitors and 1 1440p 1440p - OMEN 27i IPS 165Hz (display port) 1080p - Odyssey G40B 240Hz (display port) Acer S271HL 75Hz (hdmi) I have heard these...
  6. M

    Question does a psu wattage account for transient load spikes, & will a 650 be enough for this build?

    this is my current part list, is an A tier 650 gold rated power supply?
  7. M

    Question PSU Calculations

    If PSU calculators say that my build needs 350w then recommends a 850w PSU i think it's a big headroom for my build my question is what is the actual PSU wattage needed for the build to work very fine and handle all power spikes ? Build: MB: Asus Prime H510m-k GPU: AMD Rx5600xt CPU...
  8. J

    Question Is it okay to plug my surge protector, which my PC and other accesories connect to, into a thick extension cord?

    My PC (with an RTX 3080 OC card) and four other cords drawing power to different things are plugged into a decent sized surge protector. The cord from the surge protector was plugged into an outlet on the opposite side of my room and when I tried to make sure it was plugged in all the way...
  9. Slimpickins11

    Question Old 425w Dell Alienware power supply 4 pin not enough anymore?

    Rebuilding a PC for a CO worker of my girlfriend. The Power supply is from an alienware computer CPU: upgraded to an I7-9700k from a i5 8th gen something Motherboard: upgraded to ASRock B365 Phantom Gaming 4 from the Dell board in the old case Ram: upgraded to Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x8GB from...
  10. Iver Hicarte

    Question Can I add an additional 4-pin ATX power connector/cable to my Current PSU?

    I have a Corsair RM750i 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply, I have owned it for 5 years now without any hiccups. I did a motherboard upgrade recently and this mobo of mine has an additional 4 pin ATX connector which is only used by "extreme" overclockers and only for extreme...