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Alright so for my first build I picked myself up a Corsair CX600M. My PC itself uses around 400-450 watts after using a PSU calculator. I didn't think to realise, but how exactly is PSU wattage calculated? If it uses about 400 watts, does it take up 400 watts a second? A minute? Hour? Day? This would make a great techquickie topic btw.

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Depending on your PSU, if its bronze, silver, gold or platinum. It doesn't always use the full 600 watts all the time, it uses let's say 450 and when the psu really needs power it adds more to give you those extra watts. Also not all the energy is transferred into power, some gets lost as heat. Golds and platinums are the best at efficiency. I also think it goes by hour but I could be wrong I'm just speculating

CPU: i5 25000 3.3 GHz             Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V-LK          Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB           Display: Samsung SD24 24" 1080p          

GPU: EVGA GTX 660 SC 2 GB     Sound: Razer Kraken pro                            PSU: Rosewill 630 watt                    Storage 1: 128 GB Adata XPG SX900 SSD

Case: Rosewill Challenger       CPU Cooler: Corsair h80i                    Mouse: Corsair M65                                   Storage 2: Seagate 2 TB HDD

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Watts are a measure of Joules/Second. Joules are a measurement of energy, work or heat.

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What is your build? If it is a single GPU it will most likely be fine

i5 4670K

 

CX 600M 80 Plus Bronze

 

MSI GTX760 2GB

 

Crucial Ballistix 2x4GB 1600mhz RAM

 

MSI Z87M-G43

 

Western Digital Black 1TB

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i5 4670K

 

CX 600M 80 Plus Bronze

 

MSI GTX760 2GB

 

Crucial Ballistix 2x4GB 1600mhz RAM

 

MSI Z87M-G43

 

Western Digital Black 1TB

 

it is fine

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The answers are indirect (no offense, but thorough explanations). I'm just wondering how much power does my machine take up per hour/minute/second of usage? Not very heavy load just something like gaming.And I use an h100i to cool it.

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