PSU wattage

[joshd]

is it possible to find out how much power you are drawing from ur PSU without using voltmeter/ammeters, etc.

i have dell 305w psu

 

[hkfnstang]

I notice in the software "SpeedFan" there is a section about voltage, and it fits the numbers I see on my PSU

 

[Trifid]

You can estimate: http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/

Thats the best you can do really.

 

[hkfnstang]

You can estimate: http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/

Thats the best you can do really.

that is really handy when you are building a new rig and wonder if your PSU can handle it, thanks.

 

[joshd]

oh, my estimate seems to exceed my psu rating, but i suppose it is only an estimate isnt it. my psu is 305w and the estimate is 317w

 

[Trifid]

Dell puts a PSU that is only enough wattage in there to make it annoying to upgrade, so they get more money, when you ask for a PSU as well as the item you wanted to upgrade with.

 

[joshd]

can you buy higher wattage dell psu's with the funny pins from dell, then. that might be usful if i decide to upgrade my gfx card, although this will probably void my warranty lol