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Manufacturer Wattage Rating for Power Supply

Last post 10-30-2009, 12:46 PM by 370forlife. 2 replies.
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  •  10-29-2009, 7:48 PM 580650

    Manufacturer Wattage Rating for Power Supply

    How is the wattage rating calculated? 

    Besides the 12v rails, what is included, and does the efficiency rating have any bearing on what the box says? 

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    Re: Manufacturer Wattage Rating for Power Supply

    Its the TOTAL output of ALL the rails combined.

    This sticker on this PSU spells it out a bit. http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/17-139-006-03.jpg

    The efficiency is just that, how efficient it is. If you have a 750w  -  80% efficient PSU if your drawing 750 from the PSU, the PSU will be drawing  900w from the wall, and 20% of it will be lost as heat out the back of the PSU.

     


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  •  10-30-2009, 12:46 PM 580803 in reply to 580650

    Re: Manufacturer Wattage Rating for Power Supply

    Volts X amps = watts.

    These are often labeled as their peak ratings. I'll just use an example of this delta dps-700 I have here. It has 3 12v rails rated at 18A, and one at 16A. Combined, that should be 70A, or 840W, right? No, as the psu is only a 700W psu. It is just the max that each rail can put out. The total combined amperage of the 12v is 50A.

    The wattage is calculated by adding the max combined wattage of the 12v with the max combined wattage of the 5v and 3.3v, negative voltages and 5vsb are typically not included just because the 5vsb is on a completely different circuit and the negative voltages are barely used. 

     Also VERY important to note that a power supply's rating are unregulated. Companies take advantage of this all the time by stuffing a 250-300W unit in a 650W case and sell it for $20. 



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