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code3
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Hello all! Today i was just searching around and i was looking to get a new graphics card. So i was doing some power supply calculating on outervision. When i finished i got the total result. It looked a little low so I double checked and when i added in my dvd drive it added around 30 watts. So i supposed that when it was reading a disk it would probably use those watts. This may sound like a very dumb question (im new to the whole pc building stuff) but would it use any watts if it wasn't reading a disk???

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3 minutes ago, code3 said:

Hello all! Today i was just searching around and i was looking to get a new graphics card. So i was doing some power supply calculating on outervision. When i finished i got the total result. It looked a little low so I double checked and when i added in my dvd drive it added around 30 watts. So i supposed that when it was reading a disk it would probably use those watts. This may sound like a very dumb question (im new to the whole pc building stuff) but would it use any watts if it wasn't reading a disk???

Yes, what's your system wattage?

And how many watts can your powersupply handle?

May the force be with you - Yoda

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5 minutes ago, code3 said:

pretty sure its cheaply made as my computer is a prebuilt. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103013

I'd probably get something like a Corsair CX black and white label, it is apparently a lot better than previous models.  

http://www.ncix.com/detail/corsair-cx-series-cx550m-550w-5e-125718.htm?affiliateid=7474144

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