How big is the power supply in the 2006 model?

[Trekkie]

My UPS is flaking out, and it's a really old one I got from work that was a 'server' class UPS.

I don't want to drop $999 on the thing, as that's what an equivalent of what I was using go for. However I want my battery to last more than oh, 30s so I hope to size it right.

Any experience from anyone running a UPS on one of these things? The UPS sites aren't much help and if the tech specs are to believed if it draws 12A at 120W that's a 1440W requirement for the power supply, and that seems a tiny bit high to me, but I might be wrong.

I'm running the 2.66GHz dual core, the ATI1900XL, and 4 500GB drives in it.

 

[waremaster]

I thought the PSU in the Mac Pro was 1000 watts.

 

[kudukudu]

I have an early 2008 mac pro and just picked up one of the APCs from Costco last year with the LED displays for about $150. I don't remember the exact model, but it looked like one of these:

http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BR1500LCD&total_watts=200

On idle I think my machine draws around 150 watts and with the monitor it is around 250 watts. I can run my machine and monitor for about 30 minutes with the UPS that I have. I am very happy with it.

 

[Cindori]

The PSU in the 2006 Mac is 980 w.

 

[Tesselator]

During the first months that the Mac Pro 1,1 was released I read many 3rd party references saying that the PSU was 1100 Watts. Now we have 1000W, 980W, and 1100W... Is there an official url with this spec listed? And also the efficiency maybe?

As for actual draw my 2006 with all 8 RAM slots populated, 5 HDDs, two upgraded X5355 (120W) CPUs, and a 7300GT idles at about 200W, peaks at 350 to 400 Watts under very heavy usage and when I first turn it on sucks a 1 second jolt of 1200 to 1400 Watts - or used to when new anyway - the new SMC might have changed that I dunno.


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[VirtualRain]

During the first months that the Mac Pro 1,1 was released I read many 3rd party references saying that the PSU was 1100 Watts. Now we have 1000W, 980W, and 1100W... Is there an official url with this spec listed? And also the efficiency maybe?

As for actual draw my 2006 with all 8 RAM slots populated, 5 HDDs, two upgraded X5355 (120W) CPUs, and a 7300GT idles at about 200W, peaks at 350 to 400 Watts under very heavy usage and when I first turn it on sucks a 1 second jolt of 1200 to 1400 Watts - or used to when new anyway - the new SMC might have changed that I dunno.


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There was a picture posted of the decal on the PSU around here somewhere and it is in fact rated for 980W DC output.

 

[Tesselator]

Kewlness! That's probably good enough.


Anyone know what the efficiency is?

 

[LOZER]

I have a 2.66 MP 1,1. Bought in March of 07. Mine is a 1000 watt supply.