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In this new green era of power requirements you'll find somthing out of place. The kilowatt power supply seems to be counter objective in its name and function, especially giving the fact that most computer components now days use on average twenty percent less than thier component predecessors. One could say that these micro power plants are more a fad, but if thats the case it is a fad that has swept the Power Supply market as almost all top tier Power Supply manufacturers now offer a kilowatt power solution.
A kilowatt power supply can range in price from one hundered dollars all the way up to six hundered dollars. But whats the point? Are they built strictly for the high end perfomance computer group like gaming computers or servers? Or should the average consumer look at these power supplies and see them as a possible future proofing solution. Allowing the consumer instant access to many otherwise unobtainable upgrade options.
The answer is both the inevitable developmental growth of the power supply market and the keeping with market demand of the high end consumer. The kilowatt power solution can offer both the best price per watt and greatest range of consumer computer expandability.
Coming full circle in the disscussion of the kilowatt power supply and its use in this green, low wattage power age, the question of its viability is still unanswered. The average Intel based desktop computer built by Journey Systems uses any where from one hundred to two hundered and fifty watts of power under a one hundered percent hardware load. Even in the most extreme cases, for example a computer containing two Nvidia 295GTX graphic cards, Intel i7-920 processor, 4GB DDR3 memory, and an ASUS P6TD Deluxe motherboard pulls under six hundered watts under one hundred percent load. You can test this for your self by using our online power supply calculator found here.
The outcome is simple, as demand for more extreme computer solutions grow so will the demand for these kilowatt supplies. Unless your going to overclock your computer, or build the next gaming super computer with four graphic cards, a kilowatt solution is unneeded. At the end of the day, the most important parts of the power supply comes down to cable connections and wattage efficency.
*All results disscussed in this article are based upon internal testing and estimations and are subject to change.
Results found in external testing may very.
