(10-18-2012, 04:43 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote:Quote:i'm still confused on the PSU usage though. i understand that during most moments, the gpu won't be using 400w or whatever. but combine an HDD, 55w CPU and a dedicated GPU that says 400minimum watt PSU, how can a 300w PSU handle all of those during peak power?
Consumers are dumb. They won't accept "it depends" as an answer even though it's the correct answer. So these companies have to make up a meaningless magic number to slap on the box. The power supply requirement listed on the box is estimate based on what they consider a "typical PC" with "average parts". It's really oriented more towards high end gaming PCs though and is extremely conservative. Use a power calculator instead to calculate your power requirements.
Quoted for truth.
This is pretty much what I meant when I said "typical usage will see much less wattage."
Yeah, older cards (4 years+) don't suport sound through HDMI.
Also, I must agree, Nvidia have much better drivers in terms of Dolphin performance.
But some people prefer AMD and I want to keep my bases covered.
