PSU power draw check software

[HumdrumPenguin]

What would be the best software to check how much power my PSU is using? I have a Corsair AX860, and don't have any instrument to check the power draw direct from the wall socket. By checking an online calculator, it says my system uses about 607 Watts, but it is not considering that I have a Xonar Essence STX sound card, and that that both CPU and GPU are overclocked. I know a software will never do the job 100% accurate, but it will give me a rough idea nonetheless.

 

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I checked this link (https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator) and that's what I got. This is quite close to the limits of my PSU.

 

Load Wattage:749 W
Recommended UPS rating:1440 VA
Recommended PSU Wattage:799 W

 

For water cooler, they didn't have the Corsair H150i Pro, so I went selected the h115i.

[mariushm]

No software will tell you.

 

Use a power meter : https://www.amazon.com/s?k=power+meter&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

 

Outervision is shit in general.. say the specs and I'll ballpark your computer's power consumption

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I have a Xonar Essence STX sound card

That's like 10-15w at most... nothing to stress about.

[HumdrumPenguin]

27 minutes ago, mariushm said:

No software will tell you.

 

Use a power meter : https://www.amazon.com/s?k=power+meter&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

 

Outervision is shit in general.. say the specs and I'll ballpark your computer's power consumption

That's like 10-15w at most... nothing to stress about.

• CPU
  Intel i9 9900k @5.0ghz all cores, 1.27v, stock cache speed
• Motherboard
  ASUS Z390-E Strix
• RAM
  Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (4x8 sticks) 3200 CL16 1.35v XMP
• GPU
  ASUS RTX 2080 Ti Strix (ROG-STRIX-RTX2080TI-O11G-GAMING). Afterburner settings picture attached bellow
• Case
  Phanteks Evolv-X
• Storage
  Samsung Evo 970 Plus 1Tb
• PSU
  Corsair AX860 Platinum
• Display(s)
  Acer Predator X34P
• Cooling
  Corsair H150i Pro

  3x 120 Corsair LL Fans (radiator mount on top on push config, exhaust)

  1x 140 Corsair LL fan (back exhaust)

  3x Phanteks 140 fans (frontal intake)
• Keyboard
  Ducky One 2 Mini - Cherry MX Blue
• Mouse
  Logitech G Pro Wireless + G840 Mousepad
• Sound
  ASUS Xonar Essence STX

  Sennheiser HD 700 headphone

  Audioengine A2+ speakers

  Blue Yeti Nano microphone
• Operating System
  Windows 10 Pro

   

  I put all settings I think could be relevant for you.

   

   

[mariushm]

9900k - around 100w when gaming (because most games don't use all cores at 100%), ~170w at stock and 200w when oc using all cores, up to 250w under torture tests (prime95 and heavy avx)

See review here where they run 9900k at 5ghz :

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-9900k-9th-gen-cpu,5847-11.html

https://www.anandtech.com/show/13400/intel-9th-gen-core-i9-9900k-i7-9700k-i5-9600k-review/22

 

30-50w for motherboard (chipset, onboard sound, lan, wifi)

10w for ram - 2-3 watts per stick

5w for ssd

maybe 10w for the pump in the aio

2-3 w for each fan , add 1w for rgb per fan

ASUS RTX 2080 Ti Strix ,,,, ~270w stock, maybe 300-330w when overclocked ... see https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-strix-oc/31.html

 

kb, mouse ... 1-2w each

 

[hello_there_123]

your total power consumption will be <=550W , and thats with both cpu and gpu overclocked and running at 100% 

[HumdrumPenguin]

1 hour ago, mariushm said:

9900k - around 100w when gaming (because most games don't use all cores at 100%), ~170w at stock and 200w when oc using all cores, up to 250w under torture tests (prime95 and heavy avx)

See review here where they run 9900k at 5ghz :

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i9-9900k-9th-gen-cpu,5847-11.html

https://www.anandtech.com/show/13400/intel-9th-gen-core-i9-9900k-i7-9700k-i5-9600k-review/22

 

30-50w for motherboard (chipset, onboard sound, lan, wifi)

10w for ram - 2-3 watts per stick

5w for ssd

maybe 10w for the pump in the aio

2-3 w for each fan , add 1w for rgb per fan

ASUS RTX 2080 Ti Strix ,,,, ~270w stock, maybe 300-330w when overclocked ... see https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-strix-oc/31.html

 

kb, mouse ... 1-2w each

 

Thank you for being very detailed. I'm still on the safe side, so I shouldn't worry about getting another PSU (this one I got back in 2014).