how to determine PSU wattage

[Oleg Goldshmidt]

shimi <linux-il at shimi.net> writes:

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

No, I wanted to plug in another PCIe card and I wanted to estimate
roughly which models my existing PSU could handle. I just fired up one
of those "minimal power requirements" calculators on the Web. I am
guessing that a rough estimate (is it a 400W, 600W, 800W PSU?) should be
OK for the purpose.

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