I have a Leadman/Powmax LP-6100C 300W PSU. (http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=LP-6100C)
From the article on Tom's Hardware, my power profile for my system seems to exceed this power supply. My system was almost identical to what the example profile was, only I have only 3 hard drives. I calculate power consumption at 409.95 Watts. Is there any danger in continuing to use this power supply? Everything runs jim-dandy fine and never crashes. I hate to put my loud and noisey 420 watt back in...
Also, if I get about $0.20/kWhour from PG&E, does this really mean that I am consuming 0.40995 kW (409.95 W from the profile)? and if I run my computer for a day straight (24 hours) it will cost me 0.40995*24*$0.20 = $1.97!!! Is my math correct in that it will cost me almost $2.00 a day to keep my computer on? Or, are those numbers the maximum usage assuming I am using everything?
From the article on Tom's Hardware, my power profile for my system seems to exceed this power supply. My system was almost identical to what the example profile was, only I have only 3 hard drives. I calculate power consumption at 409.95 Watts. Is there any danger in continuing to use this power supply? Everything runs jim-dandy fine and never crashes. I hate to put my loud and noisey 420 watt back in...
Also, if I get about $0.20/kWhour from PG&E, does this really mean that I am consuming 0.40995 kW (409.95 W from the profile)? and if I run my computer for a day straight (24 hours) it will cost me 0.40995*24*$0.20 = $1.97!!! Is my math correct in that it will cost me almost $2.00 a day to keep my computer on? Or, are those numbers the maximum usage assuming I am using everything?