More Gig need more power?

JamesBart · 09-15-2006, 03:52 PM

the bigger the internal hardrive space wise, does this mean that more power is used? say you have a 80gb int and a 160 int. is more power used with the bigger harddrive? thanks!!!

belfong · 09-15-2006, 04:55 PM

naah, not so much, it's more depending on your graphic card, and psu.

JamesBart · 09-15-2006, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by belfong

naah, not so much, it's more depending on your graphic card, and psu.

cool man thanks!!! just needed to know.

Dr Studly · 09-15-2006, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by belfong

naah, not so much, it's more depending on your graphic card, and psu.

and for harddrives... i think harddrive speed also...

**The_Other_One** · 09-15-2006, 08:09 PM

If you upgraded to a faster spinning drive, then yes, they'd require more power. However, I doubt you'd need to bother upgrading your power supply.

{LSK} Otacon · 09-15-2006, 09:28 PM

Yea, its all in the hdd speed, not space. You could have a 1TB hdd that runs at 5,400 rpm (i dont know of one, just an example) and it wouldnt drag alot of power at all, where as an 8 gig 10,000 rpm hdd would drag alot more power. Im not sure on the ratings of how much the different speeds pull.

09-15-2006, 03:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,379	More Gig need more power? the bigger the internal hardrive space wise, does this mean that more power is used? say you have a 80gb int and a 160 int. is more power used with the bigger harddrive? thanks!!!

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belfong Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 292	naah, not so much, it's more depending on your graphic card, and psu. __________________ My rig: Case- NZXT Lexa Motherboard- Asus intel P5B LGA775 Memory- Kingston HyperX 2GB 800MHZ DDR2 Cpu- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, 2.40 GHz Psu- Antec True Power II 550W Gpu- Nvida GeForce 7900GTX

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,418	If you upgraded to a faster spinning drive, then yes, they'd require more power. However, I doubt you'd need to bother upgrading your power supply. __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

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09-15-2006, 09:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
{LSK} Otacon banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kansas Age: 20 Posts: 400	Yea, its all in the hdd speed, not space. You could have a 1TB hdd that runs at 5,400 rpm (i dont know of one, just an example) and it wouldnt drag alot of power at all, where as an 8 gig 10,000 rpm hdd would drag alot more power. Im not sure on the ratings of how much the different speeds pull.