Antec's 'continuous power' PSU

[LoneRangerS]

I'm looking at an Antec VP450P 450W, i'm just wondering what exactly does continuous power mean.... I believe it means 450w delivered to the system every time the psu you is running? Yes? Would it matter if i'm not using near 450w but around 300? It's not gonna cause any problems... Not entirely clued up on PSU's. I'm aware there's better PSU's out there, but i just don't have a massive budget and need to keep it as low as i can really, so if you could leave out the 'I recommend this' as i just don't have £60 for a PSU, thanks though.

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[menetlaus]

Is it related to how much power the PSU can deliver.

Several other companies were marketing PSU's that could only deliver their rated capacity for very short periods of time - aka PEAK power.

Some of the better companies responded by using words like "continuous" to show that their products can supply the rated power continuously without blowing up.

All PSU's output only as much power as needed at the time (up to their physical limits)

 

[LoneRangerS]

Is it related to how much power the PSU can deliver.

Several other companies were marketing PSU's that could only deliver their rated capacity for very short periods of time - aka PEAK power.

Some of the better companies responded by using words like "continuous" to show that their products can supply the rated power continuously without blowing up.

All PSU's output only as much power as needed at the time (up to their physical limits)

Thanks. So, basically it can continuously deliver 450w if you were using that wattage, continuously... But if you're only using 300w that's what it will deliver?