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Post by OdanUrr on Mar 22, 2016 21:42:04 GMT -6
Ah, then I'll just get the 600 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready. That'd save me on the electric bills in the long run, I think, thanks. So, are you building up for an particular games or just because? I'm building because of Stellaris (I have a 2009 Dual-Core Dell, lol). Upgrading for upcoming games. I didn't have a Dual Core though, that's a pretty old machine you have there. I don't think you'll be saving any money on electric bills though. Like I said, you will only consume as much power as you need to. Your power supply is basically converting AC power to DC power needed to run your computer. However, it will only convert as much as it was designed to. Think of it this way. Imagine all of your computer's components consume a total of 400 W. If you were to buy a 300 W power supply, you would only be able to supply as many as 300 W. On the other hand, if you were to buy a 500 W power supply, you'd be supplying the required 400 W with some room to spare. The power supply doesn't store energy so your computer is always getting as much juice as it needs to run, nothing more, nothing less. When I mentioned the power supply's efficiency I was thinking in terms of heat dissipation but that's basically power-related so, yeah, a more efficient power supply is bound to consume less AC power to obtain the same amount of DC power.
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