Thermal dissipation of a Precision 390 workstation

[Philippe Gramoullé]

On Fri, February 22, 2008 5:07 pm, Peter Ruprecht wrote:
>

> Given that the Precision 390 has a 375W power supply, and assuming that
> the PS is about 75% efficient, you could guess that the maximum power it's
> going to pull from the wall socket could be about 450W.  All of that power
> will eventually turn into heat, and 450W is equivalent to about 1530
> BTU/hr.  As Ray mentions, though, the exact power draw will depend
> on the components and how hard they're working.
>
> -Peter

Thanks peter ( and to Ray for his answer)

You're right, it depends on the type of CPU used, number of hard
drives,etc....

I just wanted to have a rough estimation for a "default" 390 precision.

Thank you very much for your help,

Truly yours,

Philippe