185W PSU sufficient to drive a TBred 1700?

[MercenaryForHire]

Holds 10A through the +12V rail, and a sustained 100W on the 3.3+5V lines. Should this be enough (given only cpu fan + one extra, single HD, single optical drive) to give me clean operation? Motherboard = nF2 IGP.

- M4H

 

[Twista]

Maybe. Only way is to try it M4H.

 

[Mark R]

It might be enough. You just need to check that the 12V rail is rated for 10A continuous - because you will be getting close to that.

What hard drive will you be using - there may not be enough 12V power to spin-up a fast drive (7200 or 10000 rpm).

 

[screw3d]

Wow. I think 185v is really pushing it.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Twista
Maybe. Only way is to try it M4H.

I'd rather not spend CDN$160 on a motherboard to "try it" on.

Originally posted by: Mark R
It might be enough. You just need to check that the 12V rail is rated for 10A continuous - because you will be getting close to that.

What hard drive will you be using - there may not be enough 12V power to spin-up a fast drive (7200 or 10000 rpm).

Yeah, 10A continuous. Using a Seagate U6 5400rpm drive. (Yes, I'm aware the performance sucks, but they're even quieter than the Cuda IVs.)

Originally posted by: marvie
Wow. I think 185v is really pushing it.

Hence why this thread exists. 😛 I know the Shuttle SFF boxen use 200W (?) PSUs - anyone care to read the numbers off those?

- M4H