![]() I have always been told that a good rule of thumb is even in those full load, overclocking sessions where you’re testing the maximum your system will deliver you should not stress your PSU more than 90% for a prolonged period of time. I then wondered at 100% utilization how much of a lifespan would my PSU have? Not to mention cooling. This calculator takes everything and I do mean everything into consideration I ran my current system through it and determined that 100% PSU utilization I needed around a 500 Watt PSU. To own an enthusiast level system today means you have in your midst a Power Hungry Monster! Why do I say this? Well here’s a perfect example of my rationale: A few days ago the best Extreme PSU Calculator that I have found to date over at Outervision eXtreme. Join us while we investigate this unit’s performance and quality. All things being said, it’s now review time and the subject of today’s review is? You guessed it, a power supply and a high high quality one at that: The Antec® Neo HE 550 power supply. Ok, I hope I’ve made my point that the days of determining your system’s power needs using the SWAG (Scientific Wild Ass Guess) approach are most certainly over. ![]()
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