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    Sager NP9170 - enough power?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by spandexninja, Feb 22, 2013.

  1. spandexninja

    spandexninja Notebook Consultant

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    Is the PSU for the NP9170 big enough for all these components?
    -i7 3630qm + 670mx
    -4 sticks of RAM (1600mhz)
    -256gb mSATA SSD (Crucial M4) + 750gb 7200RPM + 1TB 5400RPM + 1TB 5400RPM
    -[always plugged in, all ~5400 RPM] 2.5TB 3.5" USB 2.0 External HDD (has it's own power supply) + 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0 External HDD + 2TB 2.5" USB 3.0 External HDD

    Do I have enough power for all of this? I'm scared that I will fry the power supply if I have all these components on load at the same time.
     
    spandexninja, Feb 22, 2013
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  2. Mighty_Benduru

    Mighty_Benduru Notebook Consultant

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    It's shouldn't be a problem, since the external harddrives have their own power supply.
     
    Mighty_Benduru, Feb 22, 2013
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  3. spandexninja

    spandexninja Notebook Consultant

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    Only 1 of them does. The other 2 take power from the laptop (though I don't know how much).
     
    spandexninja, Feb 22, 2013
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  4. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Plenty of power, haven't heard of any issues with the NP9170 AC Adapter not having enough power.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Feb 22, 2013
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  5. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    It's enough for the 680M + 3940xm so I would not worry :)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Feb 22, 2013
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