Larger Power Supply For Multiple Burners?

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[Kedirekin]

Unfortunately I cannot find any power specifications for the NEC drive.

My gut feel is that 430 watts should be ample for 3 burners and 3 hard drives, assuming you don't have anything else in the system that's drawing an inordinate number of watts (peltier cooler, a dozen fans, cool-cathode lamps, stuff like that). After all, there are many systems running 2 HDs and 2 ROMs off a lowly little 250 watt supply, and they work fine.

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[Kedirekin]

Despite the fact that 8x burners use more powerful lasers, the lasers still use relatively little power; they're measured in milliwatts. I think it's the spinning that uses power.

I've used multiple drives concurrently spinning at higher than 8x (for reading) without any issues, and my PCs don't have 430 watt supplies. I still think you'll be okay, even with burning concurrently.

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[alexnoe]

1x CD: 500 rpm (beginning of the disc)
1x DVD: 1400 rpm