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Old March 28, 2012, 01:12 PM
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You are correct, seeing as the 12V rail isn't suppose to deviate that much from 12V, so what changes is the amount of current the device pulls. Seeing as wattage is tied directly to current, if one goes up the other goes up (if voltage remains the same).
I should have referred to it as current instead of 'amps' but I didn't want to confuse anyone not familiar with electricity.
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better to stay safe than sorry with higher voltage PSU ... because you would never know when you will need to upgrade your video card XD
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