Re: Overloaded PSU: what effect does it have

Thanks for the help, I will use a 4670 video card with the E5200, total power draw I can expect apparently is about 140w-150w with CPU and GPU at 100% capacity (gaming more likely to be about 120w-130w).
There are also 2 x 7200rpm hard drives but if I am correct they draw from the +5v rail, so there is plenty of capacity there.

Ive read that the +12v rail supplies the CPU and GPU and the Bestec 250w only states supports for up to 14A (168w), so hopefully I am not too close to capacity.
The computer will...

Re: Overloaded PSU: what effect does it have

Thanks for the great answers all, Im just an amateur PC user who got on the overclocking and DIY thing to save money, shortly after buying my first PC back in 2001.
I google buying decisions very thoroughly so Ive seen you chaps before on occasion

Point well taken in the first post (and the rest) about the highly-set overload protection and dangers of running it at very high capacity, especially as the thread linked above says it doesnt have great capacitors.

I wouldnt put a top end videocard and quad-core...

Hi, Im a n00b with basic computer hardware knowledge (can build and generally troubleshoot a PC etc) and no electrical knowledge but I was wondering this:

If I was to overload (by a big gaming video card) a reasonably modern cheap OEM PSU the likes of those in HP computers a (a Bestec ATX-250-12Z H5r), will anything "bad" happen or will the overload protection just kick in and shut/crash the PC?

I have googled the PSU here as being of ok quality (albeit recapping recommended though), its not Seasonic made of course but I was just wondering what overloading such...

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Hi there, I know a reasonable amount about consumer PC hardware and can troubleshoot PCs etc but know nothing of electronics, I google here occasionally to check about PSU quality before buying.