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patriothntr · 07-05-2008, 01:16 PM

Fans are usually between 1-4 watts...4 being quite high. If you have an optical drive, it might hit 35 watts peak...

renaw I think you mean 17 amps on the 12v line...

OP: Don't worry too much about the fans...I do like the calculator that outermon posted...it gives a good general idea of consumption, and I recommend you give it a shot...and don't forget to add in capacitor age if it is an older unit...

07-05-2008, 01:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
patriothntr Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 321 OS: XPsp3, PCLOS, other	Re: Fans VS Powersupply ??'s Fans are usually between 1-4 watts...4 being quite high. If you have an optical drive, it might hit 35 watts peak... renaw I think you mean 17 amps on the 12v line... OP: Don't worry too much about the fans...I do like the calculator that outermon posted...it gives a good general idea of consumption, and I recommend you give it a shot...and don't forget to add in capacitor age if it is an older unit...