[mythtv-users] Cpu and power management
Jay R. Ashworth
jra at baylink.com
Mon Aug 4 23:49:34 UTC 2008
On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 05:40:17PM +0200, wouter lists wrote:
> My local pc store told me that it's better to buy powerfull
> powersupply, eg 700Watt output. According to him it handles much
> butter the output then a cheap 400Watt powersupply. Is this correct?
No, he's wrong. You want to load your switching power supply to, oh,
roughly 70-80% of it's rated power output; it will run more efficiently
that way. Note that different power supplies have different maximum
power capacities on different voltage legs; it can also make a
difference which supply you pick based on your loads.
If you're going to run a machine 24x7, this stuff is worth looking at.
Cheers,
-- jra
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