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Hercuflea
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Hi,
When the modern 80 plus power supplies are quoted as being "87% efficient" on 100% load, does this mean that an 80 plus Gold PSU rated at for example 1000 Watts will provide 1000 Watts to the internal PC components, and therefore draw 1000/(0.87) = 1149.43 W from the wall? OR does it mean that an 80 plus Gold PSU rated at 1000W will only supply 870W maximum to the internal components?
When the modern 80 plus power supplies are quoted as being "87% efficient" on 100% load, does this mean that an 80 plus Gold PSU rated at for example 1000 Watts will provide 1000 Watts to the internal PC components, and therefore draw 1000/(0.87) = 1149.43 W from the wall? OR does it mean that an 80 plus Gold PSU rated at 1000W will only supply 870W maximum to the internal components?