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ATX or PicoPSU?

EpicCrumbCake
By EpicCrumbCake
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I plan to use the following components:

 

  • ASRock QC5000-ITX/WiFi 
  • 2x4GB DDR3/1333Mhz RAM
  • 2 WD Red 6TB HDDs
  • 2 Case Fans (140mm+120mm)
  • 3 USB-devices (Keyboard, Mouse, Stick)

 

The case is suitable for ATX-PSUs, but a 300W ATX PSU feels a bit overpowered. 

How much Watts will the system draw on 100% load? Is a 150W Pico PSU enough? Or should I go with a low Watt ATX supply?

On this Board is a mobile APU (AMD A4-5000) with 15W TDP.

 

 

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I plan to use the following components:

 

  • ASRock QC5000-ITX/WiFi 
  • 2x4GB DDR3/1333Mhz RAM
  • 2 WD Red 6TB HDDs
  • 2 Case Fans (140mm+120mm)
  • 3 USB-devices (Keyboard, Mouse, Stick)

 

The case is suitable for ATX-PSUs, but a 300W ATX PSU feels a bit overpowered. 

How much Watts will the system draw on 100% load? Is a 150W Pico PSU enough? Or should I go with a low Watt ATX supply?

On this Board is a mobile APU (AMD A4-5000) with 15W TDP.

Get the ATX psu, since it fits in your case.

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I plan to use the following components:

 

  • ASRock QC5000-ITX/WiFi 
  • 2x4GB DDR3/1333Mhz RAM
  • 2 WD Red 6TB HDDs
  • 2 Case Fans (140mm+120mm)
  • 3 USB-devices (Keyboard, Mouse, Stick)

 

The case is suitable for ATX-PSUs, but a 300W ATX PSU feels a bit overpowered. 

How much Watts will the system draw on 100% load? Is a 150W Pico PSU enough? Or should I go with a low Watt ATX supply?

On this Board is a mobile APU (AMD A4-5000) with 15W TDP.

get a nice 500w because you can use it in a couple of years on a nicer machine

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Yeah, get ATX PSU. :P

System 1: Thermaltake Element Q - Thermaltake 220W SFX - Asus AT5IONT-I mini-ITX - Intel® Atom™ D525 onboard 1.8GHz Dual-Core HT - Integrated NVIDIA® ION™ - 2x 2GB Kingston DDR3 - Samsung 120GB 840 Series - Scythe Kama Rack 3.5 - Asus DVD-RW

System 2: Thermaltake Element Q - Thermaltake 220W SFX - Asus E2KM1I-DELUXE mini-ITX - AMD E2-2000 onboard 1.75GHz Dual-Core - Integrated AMD® Radeon HD 7340 - 2x 4GB Kingston DDR3 - Samsung 120GB 840 Series - Scythe Kama Rack 3.5 - Asus DVD-RW

Building: Bitfenix Prodigy Black - Corsair AX860i - Asus Maximus VII Impact - Corsair Hydro Series H100i - Intel® Core™ i7 4790K - Asus Matrix Platinum GTX 980 4GB - Corsair 16GB Dominator Platinum 2x 8GB DDR3 2400MHz CL10 - Samsung 1TB EVO 840 Series

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