-=PCTechTalk=- Re: GMan - my tech problem I mentioned

I was sure no app could give the correct amount of wattage used but I 
thought maybe an app could read the system and give you a in the ballpark 
range. Heck with what Belarc reads off I thought a pay app could give you a 
guesstimate but guess not. So I can buy a non Dell Power Supply from 
http://www.pcpower.com/index.html. Thanks, my system goes out of warranty 
this year and I will look into a better PSU and some cooling fans.

Rudy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 5:03 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: GMan - my tech problem I mentioned


> Rudy,
>    There's no app that can dig in deep enough to tell you how much 'juice'
> the entire system is drawing from the wall.  For that, you would need a 
> watt
> meter that plugs in between the two. but that still won't tell you how 
> much
> of the power that reaches the power supply is actually reaching the rest 
> of
> the components.
>
>    The only way to lighten the load on your internal power supply is to
> disconnect devices that get their power directly from the power supply.
> Pulling the plug of your scanner will only lighten the load being pulled
> from the wall socket and will have little to no effect on your power 
> supply.
> Of course, this all assumes that you do not have your wall socket
> overloaded.  If that were the case, you would be tripping the breaker at
> your master service box.
>
>    As far as Dell's proprietary circuitry is concerned, you are not 
> limited
> to getting your proprietary parts directly from Dell.  PC Power & Cooling
> has some extremely efficient power supplies designed specifically for Dell
> systems that far exceed anything you can get from Dell itself.  They cost 
> a
> bit more, but the extra ability combined with top efficiency is absolutely
> worth the difference.  Of course, none of this helps if it turns out to be 
> a
> faulty mainboard.     ;O)
>
> Peace,
> G
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ypbuue
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 


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