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Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian?




On Fri, 2022-03-04 at 16:24 +0100, Emanuel Berg wrote:
> I've heard that for gaming you would want a 600~800W PSU [1]
> but how do I know how many W I need for my computer use?
> I think the most resource-intense I do would be compiling and
> watching multimedia on mpv. [2]
> 

Cooler Master has a PSU calculator.
https://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/

You have to enter CPU, GPU (make and model), HDD, SDD and so on, and it
calculates how much wattage is required. Add another 25% as stated
above and you're good to go.


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