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Aurora R13, upgrading the 2TB data HDD
Hi I want to upgrade the 2tb hdd that came with the pc, I did upgrade the NVMe and added second drive so have 2 x 2tb WD SN850X, my quandary is will the 750w platinum psu and the board be able to handle a 3.5 8tb WD black as a replacement HDD to the factory installed 2tb, considering drive power requirements read/write at 8.2w, idle at 4.6w and 0.45w as standby, will this cause the pc to become unstable, or would an 8tb WD blue be a better option with the following requirements:
Average power requirements (W)
12VDC ±10% (A, peak) 1.75
Read/Write 5.2
Idle 3.4
Standby and Sleep 0.4
Also got to look at from a temp standpoint as well, does anyone have any ideas, I have not upgraded the GPU, but upgraded the CPU to I9?
Vanadiel
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May 4th, 2024 23:27
@Daveo316 No, there's plenty of power left to power up hard drives.
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May 3rd, 2024 21:25
PSU is 750 Watts, 20 watts more or less will make no difference as under full load you are likely drawing around 450 Watts maximum.
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May 4th, 2024 22:30
@Vanadiel Hi thanks, the gpu is RTX3070 that shipped with the pc, would this make any difference
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May 5th, 2024 00:11
I'm not so sure adding a spinning platter to your rig in 2024 would be considered an "upgrade". Step into the 21st century and go digital, my friend. Samsung 870 QVO
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May 5th, 2024 04:04
@ProfessorW00d It's like vinyl and cd's. Each has it's charm.