PC power supply buy: you have to note
It is often disregarded, but, nevertheless, the power supply is one of the most important component of your computer. A weak power supply can not supply the PC with the necessary voltage and so it comes again and again to the unpleasant crash. In addition, the power supply should be matched perfectly to your computer, for it is not only the watt number is crucial.
- Check how many power connectors for various PC components such as graphics cards, hard drives, disk drives, and etc. are available. You should be aware that particularly high-quality graphics cards usually have two ports.
- Make sure also that the existing cables are long enough for your PC configuration.
- You get in the trade power supplies with a so-called "cable management". This means that the power supply has only the most basic cable and you can connect additional.
- Basically, the power supply unit provides the PC with three main lines, each with 3.3 Volt, 5 Volt and 12 Volt available. How much Watt is the respective main lines available to the different network parts is different. For the graphics card at around the 12 Volt line is crucial . You have a high performance graphics card, you should make sure how much Watt it can deliver the line.
- A factor that you should also not underestimate is the volume of the fan. Good fan with temperature sensor to regulate the speed and thus also the volume depending on the temperature automatically, are suitable.
- Since the power supply also consumes still power when you turn off the PC, you should make sure that the power supply has a separate Off and on switch.
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What kind of power supply for which computer?
The following information is meant only as a rough guideline, because in addition to the pure watt number of play - as above already, a number of other Details of running a role. You should also put your attention on the watt distribution of the three main lines, especially if it is a Gamer PC.
- Office-PC: Here, a 300-Watt power supply is sufficient, as a rule, completely.
- Multimedia computer: do not use the computer for complex games, it is usually sufficient to have a power supply with a 400 or 500 Watt.
- Gamer's PC: A Gamer PC with a more power-hungry Hardware is also required according to current. Depending on the computer configuration from 600 watts to the top no limits.
The Gamer PC is running day and night, can be a particularly cost-effective electricity providers. We will tell you in the next practice tip the best tips to get the electricity provider to switch.
