too much power?

[SIRCOOKS]

is there such a thing as toom uch power, or a load a certain mother board just shouldn't handle, i just installed a 600watt power supply, works grats, but just asking a question...dont want my mother board to burn up

[888888]

No. A power supply and motherboard don't work that way.

[SIRCOOKS]

cool, in which way do they work then, not menat to be asmart remark back to you, but i just want to find out how they work

[888888]

cool, in which way do they work then, not menat to be asmart remark back to you, but i just want to find out how they work

To be honest with you, I don't know and I'm not an expert in this kind of thing. But I am almost positive that there is no danger in buying a high wattage power supply for any PC.

[bazooka]

cool, in which way do they work then, not menat to be asmart remark back to you, but i just want to find out how they work

To be honest with you, I don't know and I'm not an expert in this kind of thing. But I am almost positive that there is no danger in buying a high wattage power supply for any PC.

There is no danger.

[808smokey]

You could think of it like a car stereo amplifier, sort of. If it needs 500 watts it's there, if not 200 watts is all that it will draw if needed.

[redwudz]

I think what he is saying is that the MB and drives will only draw the power they need, no matter how much power is available. Example: Your car battery can put out up to 600 or more Amps, but if your starter only needs 300 A to turn your engine over, that is all that is used, even though more is available.

Anyway, higher power PSs are good, as long as they have good regulation of the various voltages they need to supply. The only drawback is that they may be more inefficient in converting the line power to the power needed for the computer. The downside is more electricity cost. But as long as you stick to good quality PSs, you can't really go wrong.

I run 4 HDs, CD and DVD burner and a DVD rom, Zip drive with a 480W PS. I had a 300W supply that did the same thing. The 480W runs cooler, but both of them did the job.

[rallynavvie]

It depends though. If the power supply is a good one and it can regulate its voltage and amperage well then get as large a supply as you can. However if your PSU is flaky and overvolts something the results can be disastrous, but the likelihood of that is just as good with lesser-rated power supplies as well. Bottom line is make sure you've got a good brand of PSU first, then afford as much power on one as you can. The power supply is one of the most important parts of your PC.