Pico PSU 90W enough for basic htpc?

wildzx · 2012-03-28 20:40

Lets say for A8-3650 or ion 2100. (with 32gb ssd, 4gb, no drive, no video card) will 90W be enough? ....or 120w

TapRackPull · 2012-03-28 21:50

I think you mean an AMD A6-3650...
Per AMDs website, it has a TDP of 100 W.
So 90W won't cut it.
120W will get you there, but just.

If you go the i3-2100 route the max TDP of that chipset is 65W so 90W would probably be OK, but again, just.

eskro · 2012-03-29 06:48

i'd never use a PSU that has less Watts then the CPU it powers....

get a quad-core with 65W TDP like the A8-3800 or A6-3600

DavidT99 · 2012-03-29 12:21

How about an i3 2100T, only 35 watts.

David

vinistois · 2012-03-29 15:13

I use a PICO-90 with an i3-2100T, powered by solar.

Works perfectly.

Headcase_Fargon · 2012-03-29 15:20

(2012-03-29 15:13)vinistois Wrote: I use a PICO-90 with an i3-2100T, powered by solar.

Works perfectly.

That's interesting. Mind linking the solar kit you use with it and your experiences so far?

Dougie Fresh · 2012-03-30 00:13

I running two systems with a picoPSU-90 and 72W AC adapter. One is a i3-2100 with 1 SSD, 1 2.5" HDD and ODD. The other is a G620 with the same. I have a picoPSU 120 with 60W AC adapter running an H55/i3-540 with 750GB WD Green drive and ODD. I've never seen any of them go over 50W measure via Kill-A-Watt.

eskro · 2012-03-30 03:16

fair enough, again, i'd never use a PSU that has less Watts then the CPU TDP it powers....

wildzx Member Posts: 53 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-03-28 20:40 Post: #1 Lets say for A8-3650 or ion 2100. (with 32gb ssd, 4gb, no drive, no video card) will 90W be enough? ....or 120w
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TapRackPull Senior Member Posts: 177 Joined: Jun 2011 Reputation: 2 Location: Olympia, WA	2012-03-28 21:50 Post: #2 I think you mean an AMD A6-3650... Per AMDs website, it has a TDP of 100 W. So 90W won't cut it. 120W will get you there, but just. If you go the i3-2100 route the max TDP of that chipset is 65W so 90W would probably be OK, but again, just. XBMC 11.0 Eden Win7 MI-008 Case Kingston 4GB DDR3 ZOTAC GF9300-K-E Intel Celeron 2.6GHz MSI HD6450 unRAID
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,236 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 156	2012-03-29 06:48 Post: #3 i'd never use a PSU that has less Watts then the CPU it powers.... get a quad-core with 65W TDP like the A8-3800 or A6-3600 My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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DavidT99 Fan Posts: 504 Joined: Mar 2011 Reputation: 6 Location: United Kingdom	2012-03-29 12:21 Post: #4 How about an i3 2100T, only 35 watts. David HTPC1: Intel Pentium G620, 4GB RAM, AMD HD6570, Samsung 830 SSD, Silverstone GD05 case. HTPC2: AMD Athlon II X2 255, 4GB RAM, AMD HD5450, Western Digital HDD, Silverstone ML03 case. HTPC3: AMD E350, 4GB RAM, AMD HD6310, OCZ Agility 3 SSD, Akasa Crypto case.
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vinistois Fan Posts: 467 Joined: Mar 2010 Reputation: 12	2012-03-29 15:13 Post: #5 I use a PICO-90 with an i3-2100T, powered by solar. Works perfectly.
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Headcase_Fargon Senior Member Posts: 149 Joined: Aug 2011 Reputation: 0	2012-03-29 15:20 Post: #6 (2012-03-29 15:13)vinistois Wrote: I use a PICO-90 with an i3-2100T, powered by solar. Works perfectly. That's interesting. Mind linking the solar kit you use with it and your experiences so far?
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Dougie Fresh Member+ Posts: 2,345 Joined: Feb 2009 Reputation: 49 Location: New Hampshire	2012-03-30 00:13 Post: #7 I running two systems with a picoPSU-90 and 72W AC adapter. One is a i3-2100 with 1 SSD, 1 2.5" HDD and ODD. The other is a G620 with the same. I have a picoPSU 120 with 60W AC adapter running an H55/i3-540 with 750GB WD Green drive and ODD. I've never seen any of them go over 50W measure via Kill-A-Watt.
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,236 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 156	2012-03-30 03:16 Post: #8 fair enough, again, i'd never use a PSU that has less Watts then the CPU TDP it powers.... My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :) (This post was last modified: 2012-03-30 03:16 by eskro.)
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