Ok, so I used the calculator at http://www.extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp for my main system in my sig to see how much power it actually needs and the calc said that under 100% load it needs 258 watts. Now the reason I ask is that the Ultra supposedly needs a 480watt PSU but the casemod project I am working on requires a 1U PSU to best of which I can find is a 350watt model with dual 12V rails (16A/12A). Will the 350watt 1U really work with the Ultra or will I be running a great risk of damaging components? Thanks a bunch for any help.
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250 watts really enough?
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Scar1.8T said:
Well this is kind of the problem of using these watt measures like the recommendation of the Ultra and that PSU "calculator" you used. Watts don't matter. Proper amp distribution does. If the appropriate rails have sufficent amperage you can run a much smaller wattage PSU than what the ultra says. Follow the sticky here to see if the unit will work or not as it gives you the amp breakdown.