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What are the impact on underpowering my motherboard/graphic card?
I recently had to change my PSU and the one that was given to me has not enough power cables to fully plug every plug in the motherboard and the graphic card. It seems to work just fine though, and it'...
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How many watts do case fans generally use?
I'm deciding between a 500 watt PSU and a 600 watt PSU.
I currently have a 460 watt PSU that powers everything but my dvd drive, spare hard drive, and 2 fans.
I've determined 40 watts is enough to ...
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Do Any PDUs/Power Strips That Plug Into A 14-30 Receptacle Even Exist?
I am hoping to turn my laundry room into a mini data-center.
My dryer takes a 4 pronged, 120/240v NEMA 14-30 receptacle.
Most all PDUs seem to have NEMA L6-30 plugs (3 prongs, twist lock).
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How do I lower power consumption of my computer
My electricity bills are high and my Dad keeps shouting me for that (I use my computer over 20 hours per day). Below are the few things I am curious to know;
How do I lower my Computer Power ...
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Does my 1000 watt 80gold+ (90% efficient) PSU pull 1111 watts, 1000 watts, or 900 watts from my wall receptacle at 100% load?
Does my 1000 watt 80gold+ (90% efficient) PSU pull 1111 watts, 1000 watts, or 900 watts from my wall receptacle at 100% load?
When I plug my 200 watt video card into one of the PCIe power connectors.....
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Internal UPS for desktop computers? [closed]
I was wondering, are there internal UPS'es available for desktop computers?
Every laptop has something like a UPS in it: The battery pack. Desktop computers don't consume that much power, it should ...
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Poweredge 2500 6C822 PDM Board Pinouts?
Okay, here's a strange one: I am trying to use an old Poweredge 2500 chassis to house a newer ATX-type motherboard.
What I need to know is this:
What are the pinouts for the 6C822 Power ...
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PC won't boot after unplugging power until doing several re-pluggings
After shutting down my PC, I usually unplug the main power cable, but the next time it's plugged my PC won't boot until I unplug and replug it several times (twice or more).
Does this happen to be a ...
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Do chargers consume power when plugged but not used? [closed]
Many people leave their chargers for mobile phones, laptops, devices of any kind plugged into the power socket but without the device they are supposed to charge, connected at the other end.
When ...
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Desktop PC power supplies - will a fancy one save power (while powering same hardware components)?
Say I put a cheap power supply into a PC, could I save electricity costs by replacing it with some kind of fancy PSU (that's "more efficient" or has some kind of intelligent power management)?
I know ...
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Computer hangs due to underpowered UPS?
I just bought a new UPS. Now since I started using it I experienced at least 3 random freeze in Windows 7 and it happens during the first 10 minutes of start-up. Note when I say freeze, I mean I ...
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Will a 300W UPS work fine if my PSU is 500W?
I am getting a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply), currently here are my options:
http://www.apc.com/products/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BE500R-PH
https://www.apc.com/resource/include/...
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How to know how much power my PC is consuming? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I calculate power consumption of my PC in Watt?
I'm living with my parents. My dad was complaining that because of my excessive computer usage , he had to pay huge ...
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Reduce power use on computer
I watch a lot of movie's on my computer which is connected to my TV. Problem is i built the pc to be a gaming computer and it has the power supply to match (1200w).
Is there a way to set it into a "...
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Laptop HP530 has the same brightness with battery than with AC power
I have a notebook (HP 530) and I always noticed that with the AC power cable plugged the brightness of the monitor is greater than without it (i guess its to save power when running on battery). But ...
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