Power consumption question

[echy]

how much power is my house able to distribute? Will my house be able to distribute 1600W to my computer, if my computer needs to utilize that amount of watts? The power supply unit can support 1600W but can my home provided that? Sorry I'm not an electrician and i want to make sure i have an understaning

 

[seon123]

Depends on whether the outlet is 110V or 230V. If it's 230V, then it's no problem.

If it's 110V, it depends on whether it's a 15 or 20 amp circuit. A 15 amp circuit might have issues. 

That said, unless you have a mining rig, typical consumption should be around 400W.

[AncientNerd]

1 minute ago, echy said:

how much power is my house able to distribute? Will my house be able to distribute 1600W to my computer, if my computer needs to utilize that amount of watts? The power supply unit can support 1600W but can my home provided that? Sorry I'm not an electrician and i want to make sure i have an understaning

 

Not so much your house but a specific circuit within your house. It is more amps than watts so 1600 watts is (in the US) 1600W/120V =  13A, so on a standard 15A house circuit you can only put 1-2 more Amps on the circuit before the breaker trips.

[KenjiUmino]

4 minutes ago, AncientNerd said:

It is more amps than watts

[AncientNerd]

8 minutes ago, KenjiUmino said:

yes, I phrased that wrong. But from a "will the breaker trip" the important number to figure out is amps. So I short cut the explanation sorry.

[KenjiUmino]

5 minutes ago, AncientNerd said:

yes, I phrased that wrong. But from a "will the breaker trip" the important number to figure out is amps. So I short cut the explanation sorry.

yeah, but with that formula it is easy to calculate

 

assuming we have a 15A breaker:

 

220V x 15A = 3300W total for this circuit

110V x 15A = 1650W total 

 

so if you are on 110V then that 1600W PSU could be a close call if your PC is actually drawing that full 1600W from the wall (wich it hardly will unless you are rocking some super hardcore beast of a machine and manage to max everything out)

[seon123]

6 minutes ago, KenjiUmino said:

yeah, but with that formula it is easy to calculate

 

assuming we have a 15A breaker:

 

220V x 15A = 3300W total for this circuit

110V x 15A = 1650W total 

 

so if you are on 110V then that 1600W PSU could be a close call if your PC is actually drawing that full 1600W from the wall (wich it hardly will unless you are rocking some super hardcore beast of a machine and manage to max everything out)

A gold efficiency 1600W PSU (like the G2), has 87% efficiency at 100% load on 115V. That means ~1840W at the wall

[KenjiUmino]

Just now, seon123 said:

A gold efficiency 1600W PSU (like the G2), has 87% efficiency at 100% load on 115V. That means ~1840W at the wall

oh, right ... i forgot the W rating is not the total power draw but what the PSU can deliver to components.

 

do these high power PSUs come with connectors for 240V split phase ?(or whatever the plug is called that 120V countries have for power tools and the likes) 

 

i think i have seen PC power supplies with this connector

[seon123]

1 minute ago, KenjiUmino said:

oh, right ... i forgot the W rating is not the total power draw but what the PSU can deliver to components.

 

do these high power PSUs come with connectors for 240V split phase ?(or whatever the plug is called that 120V countries have for power tools and the likes) 

 

i think i have seen PC power supplies with this connector

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