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Unread 04-12-2003, 07:01 PM   #11
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Originally posted by mrmoustache
i may be mistaken but i'm pretty sure a 400w power supply generally doesn't pull that much power (since no one really uses the 400w).
Most PC PSU's are around 70% efficient. (Power Out / Power In)

So, if a PC is drawing 280 Watts out of the PSU, around 400 Watts will be drawn out of the wall outlet.
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