philo wrote:

> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:uRo6Zgi5FHA.3388@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Rob Giordano (Crash) wrote:
>>
>>> a bigger powersupply is going to generate more heat.
>>
>>
>> I am not an electrical engineer, and I may be wrong here, but I
>> don't think that's correct. The wattage rating of a power supply is
>> not how many watts it puts out, but the *maximum* number of watts it
>> *can* put out. The actual number of watts is determined by the needs
>> of the equipment connected to it.
>>
>
>
> Well I am an electrical engineer...and you are correct in that a
> larger capacity supply
> will not draw any more power...it merely has the capacity to supply
> more. If it has a variable speed fan however...it *might* be turning
> slower than the one in the old supply.


Thanks for the confirmation.

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