I read earlier that the Ultra X-Connect PSU was one of the least efficient. I found in another post that a person used the Kill-A-Watt meter to find that he saved 50w continuously by switching from an Antec 400w PSU to a Seasonic model. Is this possible?
In that thread, someone did the math, and the 330w PSU would pay for itself in under 1.5 years in my situation (running PC 24 hrs a day) if I saved 50w continuously, plus hopefully the room could be cooler overall - less heat generated.
So this makes me want to pick up a Seasonic... it will pay for itself anyway, right?
I am not sure which PSU I would need for my setup.
Sempron @ 1.58v (when at full load)
Two HDDs, one running most of the time, downloading
Two DVDRW drives
Radeon 9550 and not looking to upgrade (not a gaming computer)
2GB RAM
Would the 330w one be enough?
Link to all SeaSonic PSU's at Newegg
And again, is it realistic to save a constant 50w when changing from one to the other?
Thanks!!
In that thread, someone did the math, and the 330w PSU would pay for itself in under 1.5 years in my situation (running PC 24 hrs a day) if I saved 50w continuously, plus hopefully the room could be cooler overall - less heat generated.
So this makes me want to pick up a Seasonic... it will pay for itself anyway, right?
I am not sure which PSU I would need for my setup.
Sempron @ 1.58v (when at full load)
Two HDDs, one running most of the time, downloading
Two DVDRW drives
Radeon 9550 and not looking to upgrade (not a gaming computer)
2GB RAM
Would the 330w one be enough?
Link to all SeaSonic PSU's at Newegg
And again, is it realistic to save a constant 50w when changing from one to the other?
Thanks!!