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How many watts do case fans generally use?

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I'm deciding between a 500 watt PSU and a 600 watt PSU. I currently have a 460 watt PSU that powers everything but my dvd drive, spare hard drive, and 2 fans. I've determined 40 watts is enough to power my hard drive (approx 15 watts) and my DVD drive (approx 25 watts). Please correct me if these a…

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Case fans usually use 1.8 Watts and are rated at 12 Volts. The molex connector that is usually used on the case fans is 12 Volts by standard (same as your Hard Drive and Optical Drives usually use). Unless you are adding 50 fans I doubt you have to …

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