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Old 07-21-06   #1 (permalink)
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Default How do I determine power usage?

I'm using a Hiper 580 PSU at the moment, and things run great. However, I want to add another loop (koolance, due to size restrictions and the fact that it's integrated) to cool my video cards.

I currently have the 7800's in SLI, and am watercooling my CPU with a Danger Den loop + D5 pump.

How do I determine if I have enough power to run everything?

Thanks for any help. This setup would be pretty fun to build, and about exactly what I want, but I don't want to have to buy another PSU.
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580W should be about enough to run these, though, althought I'd reccomend 700W for what you want it for.

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Oh ya, I'll have plenty of power

I emailed Koolance, and their unit only uses 10 watts of power, anyway. The D5 is about the same, so no worries. I figgured it would use a lot more than that...
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