System set up and PSU questions

sap · Post by **sap** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:20 am

for the htpc that i want to build i ahve come up with a list of components, i wanted to know if a 120w picopsu would be enough to handle this.

the parts i'm thinking of so far are

Albatron Ki-690
AM2 x2 4000+
laptop Slimline Dvd-rw
2gig SO-Dimm ram
160g laptop Drive
and tv tuner card.

i might have thigns connected to usb from time to time, Would the 120w picopsu be enough to handle this or should i go for the PW-200-M which is 200w. Let me know what you think of those parts, of if you got any suggestions about something that would perform better letter me know please.

bonestonne · Post by **bonestonne** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:24 am

i can see it working just fine with 120W, however under load, if it jumps above that, then you may experience problems.

sap · Post by **sap** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:47 pm

so just playing movies or watching tv should be fine. Would playing emualted games send over the load? or ripping movies from dvd?

Aris · Post by **Aris** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 6:28 pm

You will never exceed the power rating of the pico psu without a dedicated 3d graphics card with that processor. Your load power requirements will likely be around 80watts.

Kurt2 · Post by **Kurt2** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:54 pm

have you guys tried running this motherboard with linux(any distro preferably debian though) and VDR or perhaps even MythTV?

leem · Post by **leem** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:20 pm

Hi sap, how did you get on with the KI690 S-1?

Wondering about getting this board and use a low power Sempron, but how does the efficiency of the 690 chipset compare to the new Atom and Via offerings...

that Linux guy · Post by **that Linux guy** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:21 pm

I think the 120w PicoPSU will work just fine. That CPU and everything else is so low power.

leem · Post by **leem** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:01 am

so is the 690G chipset good for efficient power consumption...?