how to determine PSU wattage

[shimi]

On 1 Aug 2013 12:29, "Oleg Goldshmidt" <pub at goldshmidt.org> wrote:
>
> shimi <linux-il at shimi.net> writes:
>
> > Assuming you can indeed measure the consumption of ALL the components
> > on your computer (which I believe you cannot) - you still need to
> > account for energy being converted to plain heat inside the PSU
> > itself. This can easily get to 20% or even more on lousy PSUs.
>
> As I mentioned, I was onlyinterested in the Watts for which the PSU was
> rated, nominally. I solved the problem by powering the box off, popping
> it open, and looking around. I was hoping for some vendor info (a
> googlable make+model?)  accessible by management software, but I guess
> there isn't.
>
> Thanks, problem solved.
>

My bad for mis-reading that.

The number written on the sticker never has any true meaning (read: it's
false). I guess that's why it never occurred to me that this is what you're
looking for...

If you're looking for an equivalent PSU you must buy the exact same model -
not same wattage...
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