[mythtv-users] Capture Card Power Requirements

[David Rees]

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM, James Crow<james at ultratans.com> wrote:
> David Rees wrote:
>> I'd guess that your system pulls about 200w at the most during bootup.
>>  You should pick up a Kill-A-Watt and test it - they're useful for
>> other things, too! :-)
>
> I just booted things up with the Kill-A-Watt. The highest reading I got
> (right after pushing the power button) was 251 watts. This PSU is pre 80Plus
> so I have no idea how efficient it might be, but 251 watts looks like I
> should have plenty of breathing room. I will try running memtest overnight
> on this system and see if reports errors. Tomorrow I will try to set all
> capture cards to record at once (4 simultaneous recordings).

Well, at best it's probably 80% efficient, then, so 251w * 0.8 = 200w.
 Damn, I didn't think I'd be that close to guessing your system's
power draw!  ;-)

Let us know how the testing goes.

-Dave