[wplug] Since we're off topic

[Vanco, Don]

Uhhhmmmm...  did you read the URL I included - that was precisely the
point.....
http://tinyurl.com/3953x

wplug-admin at wplug.org wrote:
> One thing nobody seems to be taking into consideration is
> that while the overall wattage maybe a certain value, the
> individual parts don't pull their power from that one
> overall large source.  Instead everything gets branched
> off.
> 
> To give an overly simplified example, let's say that
> a 300 watt power supply is split into three branches.
> One for each of 3 different voltage levels, +3.3 volts, +5
> volts, and +12 volts.  And lets say that the power is
> distributed equally to each of those branches, so 100 watts
> on each one.  Now, say for instance that your system is
> using 30 watts from the +3.3, 95 watts from the +5, and 10
> watts from the +12 for a total of 135 watts.  Now you want
> to add something that needs +5 volts, and is going to draw
> 15 watts.  We can't just say that 135+15=150 which is only
> half of our 300 watt power supply so we're good.  What will
> happen is there will now be 110 watts being drawn from a
> branch that can only support 100 watts, and something could burn
> out.  So in this case a 200 watt power supply could be
> sufficient if the power were divided up slightly different.
> 
> On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, Vanco, Don wrote:
> 
>> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 11:52:18 -0500
>> From: "Vanco, Don" <don.vanco at agilysys.com>
>> Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>> To: "'wplug at wplug.org'" <wplug at wplug.org>
>> Subject: RE: [wplug] Since we're off topic
>> 
>> someone @wplug.org wrote:
>>> 	And what kind of CPU do you have in this? Anything over 800Mhz,
>>> your 300-watt power supply, is just not going to cut it.
>> 
>> 	Not necessarily a true statement.  See:
>> http://tinyurl.com/3953x
>> 
>> 	I have a 300Watt supply that runs a system that a "bargain" 450
>> could not. 
>> 
>> YMMV
>> Don
>> 
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