How Much Power Can You Pull From A 360 Motherboard

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I have a 360 that i liquid cooled recently, it curently is powering the pump, 4 fans, and leds and my question is how much more should i\shouldnt i add? Is there a way to know when i am just pulling more than is safe without the xbox completely going out? Please only post if you have enough experience with electronics to answer as i have seen this questions asked before with answers that were a waste of key strokes. thanks!
 
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I would firstly switch to a Xenon PSU. You'll gain an extra 25W at 12v. You'll gain an extra 2A without any additional load on the motherboard.
 
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If you use to much power, your psu should shut of. Since its a falcon, get a xenon/zephyr psu and you have 1.3A extra to use on 12v rail.

Edit: Martin beat me to it.
 
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thats actually what i have been using (without even realizing it) i understand the watts, like martin said i would get an extra 25w with the older psu, and the fans i added say they take 5.4w roughly but 1.3a not to familiar with that, anyway you can point me with a link to somewhere i can read on basic power\electrical that would explain

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Antalpromille said:
If you use to much power, your psu should shut of. Since its a falcon, get a xenon/zephyr psu and you have 1.3A extra to use on 12v rail.

Edit: Martin beat me to it.
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random but just noted your from sweden! I have always lived in the usa but my mom came from sweden when she was 19 and all of her family lives there I have visited a few cities there mainly gothenburg. *swedish pride :biggrin:
 
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Martin C said:
So there you go - less than 0.5A. You should have plenty of juice in a Xenon PSU.
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awesome thanks martin! can you recommend any place ( site, book, etc..) that would be a good place to learn more about electronics such as the different components that are used in standard electronics that goes into detail on their uses and such
 
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mobilegearplus said:
random but just noted your from sweden! I have always lived in the usa but my mom came from sweden when she was 19 and all of her family lives there I have visited a few cities there mainly gothenburg. *swedish pride :biggrin:
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Funny, i actually live just 40 minutes away from gothenburg :)

Watt (power) is P, P = U (Volt) x I (Current, measured in ampere). Just added this for your understanding about the Watt/Ampere confusion, maybe i just made it worse :p
 
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