POWER SUPPLY AND VOLTAGE REGULATOR

[hamburzerg]

Just a very noob question

I have a 350 WATT COMPUTER VOLTAGE REGULATOR and I am planning to buy a CORSAIR GS600 or an FSP EVEREST 85+ 700 watt power supply.

Will it work just fine?

Will the voltage regulator supply enough power to the power supply?

Any advantage or disadvantages?

Your help would be much appreciated.

[McSteel]

It will work as long as the PC draws less than 350W, and that depends on your configuration and the load level. Either way it's a bit risky.

If by "voltage regulator" you mean a power (line) conditioner that filters the supplied current, removing EMI and harmonic distortion, you don't really need it with a modern PSU. The APFC (Active Power Factor Correction) does exactly the same job, and the electronics to do that is present in both PSUs that you mentioned.

If, on the other hand, you meant a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) that provides battery power when main power goes out, then you'll probably (but not definitely) need a stronger model. Again, listing the components your PC is (will be) made out of helps to judge whether 350W is enough, regardless of the PSU rating.

[HangFire]

Originally Posted by hamburzerg

Just a very noob question

I have a 350 WATT COMPUTER VOLTAGE REGULATOR and I am planning to buy a CORSAIR GS600 or an FSP EVEREST 85+ 700 watt power supply.

Will it work just fine?

Will the voltage regulator supply enough power to the power supply?

Any advantage or disadvantages?

Your help would be much appreciated.

I'm not exactly clear on what your Voltage Regulator is. It is a UPS? Is it a line voltage transformer? Please post your voltage regulator model, link to specs, etc. so we know what you are talking about.

Generally speaking, most PC's draw less than 350W, even if it has a 700W power supply added later. It is large video cards, often in tandem, and/or extreme overclocking that cause power draw above 200W.

[jonnyGURU]

He's probably talking about an AVR. An Automatic Voltage Regulator.

If so, even if you draw more power than the AVR is capable of, you'll just bypass the AVR. It's not like the AVR is going to blow up. Unfortunately, that means if you're doing heavy gaming or anything, you're not protected.

[hamburzerg]

Specs

core 2 duo e7500 @ 2.93 GHZ
inno3d gts 250 512MB ddr3
3GB ram
160 GB HDD


Yes, I'm talking about the AVR. I'm sorry about that.

[Hondacity]

some of those avrs have an input fuse if you go beyond the power rating it usually blows..

[hamburzerg]

Hey Guys, just wanna ask this. I have an FSP ATX 250-PA power supply which has been running well for 2 and 2 months.

Will it be able to run my Computer Properly?

CORE 2 Duo e7500 @ 2.93 GHZ
INN03D GTS 250 512 MB DDR3 -GREEN EDITION
160GB HDD
3 GB RAM
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[Hondacity]

yes

[Digerati]

If so, even if you draw more power than the AVR is capable of, you'll just bypass the AVR.

I sure hope that's not the case. If the draw is more than the AVR can deliver (ie; there's too much current!) I would hope the AVR sees that as a fault, and trips its internal breakers to kill the circuit to protect the hardware.

[HangFire]

Originally Posted by hamburzerg

Specs

core 2 duo e7500 @ 2.93 GHZ
inno3d gts 250 512MB ddr3
3GB ram
160 GB HDD


Yes, I'm talking about the AVR. I'm sorry about that.

Well, thanks, but we still need the model and/or specs of the AVR to answer intelligently.