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Guys, is there any reason with this particular cpu that a larger PSU than 120watt would be required?
I am interested in the Wesena ITX-6 Mini ITX case and it only supports out-board PSU of up to 120 watts. I would only be using the motherboard/cpu/ssd, no optical storage or other devices.
Also, this particular case indicates that maximum height of motherboard with cpu/cooler can be no more than 1.5" high, I'm not sure if that is particularly tight or not.
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eskro
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i went through this exact discussion with another user who owns a 120w PicoPsu
and he said it wont cut it,,,
As they are now,
PicoPSU's are for motherboards that come with low power CPU's altogether,,,
example, the ZACATE E-350 platform or the ATOM/iON ...
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Balinus
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I thought the 65W TDP was for the MB+CPU+GPU ?
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eskro
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TDP (Thermal design power)
~taken from wiki~
is the maximum amount of power the cooling system in a computer is required to dissipate.
For example, a laptop's CPU cooling system may be designed for a 20 watt TDP,
which means that it can dissipate up to 20 watts of heat without exceeding the maximum junction
temperature for the computer chip.
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eskro
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yes, probably with a GPU card installed...
as we all know, INTEL gfx are ****