Replies to post #1910 on Dream Machine

[Bruce A Thompson]

Ya got me there. EDIT

I don't know what a 24 bit DAC is.(g)

The reason for a big power supply is the same as the reason for a big engine in a pickup truck.

A 4 cylinder engine will work perfectly well getting a Chevy Silverado from stoplight to stoplight. However put a 32' Scarab on a three axle trailer behind it and drive to the Keys and you got to have the horses.

Same with a power supply. Voltage fluctuations will happen on the lower watt ps's when the CPU is put under a load. Those fluctuations won't happen on a higher wattage ps.

BT

EDIT: Motherboards are not voltage regulators. They use what they need and no more. If they need more than the ps can supply then performance suffers.