Casing

[lea0001]

Im gonna mod up my case a bit with LEDs etc. I was wondering.
do led lights, case fans etc suck up power from the PSU?

thx lea.

 

[infiltrator7]

yeah, they're all connected to it so they do.

 

[lea0001]

Will they take alot of power?

 

[cyrax]

They won't take up that much, it all depends on how many you have. I used to have a link to an online wattage calculator and it'd tell you the estimated power consumption of neon fans, cold cathodes, etc. But I lost the link. My bad.

 

[lea0001]

lol thank you

 

[fr34ky]

Dude u dont have to worry about those kinda thing they take up less than minimal like 3 watts nothing.
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/
try that and youll see how much they take up.

 

[Shumway]

That psu calculator is out dated,Try this one here.

 

[infiltrator7]

it shouldn't take up much at all, just make sure you have enough connections.

 

[john3]

That psu calculator is out dated,Try this one here.

Oh thank god, i couldnt get a straight answer out of that old calculator, i needed this, thanks shumway.

 

[john3]

wow at MAXIMUM usage of EVERYTHING i will need 530 watts or so, thanx again shumway.