TSGL: power supply

[H Davis]

Engineman,

This came over my transom today; a 380 watt PS for $30 in the lower 
right of this flyer. No guarantees, although I've had speedy service 
from Newegg, just an indication of what's out there.

http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Apr-0-2008/Promo042208in/index-landing.html?nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL042208&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL042208-_-email-_-E0G-_-Moredeals

H Davis

Tilman Brandl wrote:
> Hi engineman,
>
> it depends - H Davis has already pointed out that 175 vs 340 W is a huge 
> difference, so odds are the new (old) PSU is may be too weak. I've never 
> heard that the acoustic volume would go down in such case, but I think it's 
> possible. Problem ist that the PSU may not be able to supply all the 
> different voltages you need, too high demand could bog it down. Could result 
> in malfunction later (or pretty soon too...).
>
> BUT: in case that your old PSU was actually too big - meaning it had power 
> in surplus - the replacement might still work.
>
> The only 2 ways to find out are
> - let it run and see what happens
> - calculate the wattage of your actual machine
>
> There are hints for doing the latter on the web. Try 
> http://www.google.com/search?q=calculate+power+psu+pc
> It has for instance this one: 
> http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
>
> Good luck
> Tilman
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Engineman1 at aol.com>
> To: <list at tsgserver.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:19 AM
> Subject: TSGL: power supply
>
>
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>> Recently the power supply in my 4 yr old PC went belly up in a cloud  of
>> smoke.
>> A friend gave me an old power supply and I installed it even though my old
>> one was 340 watts and this one is 175 watts.
>> I don't do any game playing or much CD burning so I thought I'd be  OK.
>> Now I notice that the volume is quite low when playing music files.
>> Could this be caused by the low watt power supply?
>> I thought that if a power supply was overloaded it would just turn  off.
>> What other problems am I likely to encounter if I keep using this PS?
>> Engineman
>>
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