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EVGA Supernova P2 1000W

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Greetings,
I read about this psu and while its perfect in every way, the inrush current is almost 45A.
The limit for safety is 50A.
Any expert in electronics can tell me if it will cause any long tern damage to the other components?
Is there a limit to the ON/OFF i can put my PC every day? I s it best to leave my PC ON instead of turning it ON/OFF because of this inrush current?
Thanks you
 
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I s it best to leave my PC ON instead of turning it ON/OFF because of this inrush current?
Actually, there is no set limit. The ATX standard just says,
Maximum inrush current from power-on (with power-on at any point on the AC sine)
and including, but not limited to, three line cycles, shall be limited to a level below the
surge rating of the AC switch if present, bridge rectifier, and fuse components.
Repetitive ON/OFF cycling of the AC input voltage should not damage the power
supply or cause the input fuse to blow.

And, if you look at the TPU review for that "highly rated" PSU, it says (my bold underline added),
the registered inrush current was well below 50 A, so it won't cause any problems to circuit breakers and fuses.

So, leave the PSU turned on and just let the computer go to sleep - as it was designed to do. I would actually be more concerned about wearing out the PSU's power switch if you flipped it on and off every time.
 
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