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