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[–] [email protected] 102 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Aren't modern GPUs more in the 200-500W range? They've gotten very power hungry recently.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

remember when they just plugged into the motherboard and didn't need multiple external power connections?

[–] _bcron 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The Nvidia 7800GT Dual is an oddball card from that era. Nvidia made a dual chip card back in 2004-2005 and they deemed it so power hungry that it had supplementary power routed to the rear, and an external power supply brick was packaged alongside it. It was a monster of a card, measuring nearly 10 inches long, and could make a 350W PSU beg for mercy. How the times have changed

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hey, I had ATI 6990... those were the times

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I built a PC out of some spare parts recently, and was marveling at not having to plug a power cable into the graphics card (a 1050 Ti). The sacrifices we make for graphics quality...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The days of powering your computer with a potato are long behind us comrad

[–] Angry_Autist 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Haha one of my earliest PCs didn't even have a CPU fan!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Can't speak for the most modern ones which I know are worse, but I was pretty surprised when I recently got a smart plug with power monitoring recently to find that my system with a 3080 (though, undervolted slightly), 16-core cpu, way too many peripherals, eight various drives, several small screens and dual monitors, only pulls 600-650W under full load.

I got the plugs to help me choose an appropriate UPS, and I don't need one as powerful as I'd thought I would.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I hope people are using that power for worthwhile things.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Uhh yeah, totally! Hides AI-generated image of a scantily-clad anime girl with twelve fingers and three tits.

[–] partial_accumen 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

twelve fingers and three tits.

I can't tell if that was generated with a weak and lazy prompt or an incredibly detailed prompt asking for that exact configuration.

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[–] prostagma 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

RX 560 runs at 50w and can run old games at 1080p

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is 7 years old modern though?

[–] Zorque 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's about how long it's been since I've gotten a new card, so I'm going to say yes.

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 2 weeks ago (18 children)

I still don't see the appeal of RGB in your computer, personally. I just don't think it looks good.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't mind RGB as long as it's easy to turn off and it stays off forever.

What I do mind is that my desktop turned on the RGB is off, but as soon as I shut it down it turns on. And guess what's at the perfect angle to get blasted with the light? My bed. I eventually found the SEPARATE TOGGLE FOR RGB IN S5 STATE, but guess what constantly gets turned back on with every bios update?

[–] Speculater 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

My fucking RGB is hardwired, meaning I can't turn it off because it doesn't communicate with the motherboard. I did not ask for nor pay for this, it was an "add on" that Cyber Power tossed in for free...I hate it so much.

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[–] Eheran 9 points 2 weeks ago

It really sucks, indeed. But I upvote the meme.

[–] BaldManGoomba 3 points 2 weeks ago

As someone who keeps his pc on and has it in his bedroom they are a bane of my existence. All I need is my keyboard when I am using it.

[–] Crazyslinkz 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm in the same boat, wasted of time and money. I want a black box that is functional, not a night light with all the colors.

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[–] Angry_Autist 59 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you can pull off 250 watts of RGB you can grow plants in your PC case

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Unironically heard of folks using PC cases to grow weed stealthily

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 week ago (10 children)

...budgeting? Y'all don't just buy the meatiest beefcake PSU that microcenter has in stock?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I bought a 1200w PSU in like 2011 and it's chugging along through multiple upgrades and two different builds. They forgot to put the quit in that one

[–] evidences 3 points 1 week ago

In 2021 I replaced my old PC power and cooling 750w PSU that I bought in like 2009. When I pulling it out I found a build date from 2006 on it. That thing was a great PSU.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

PSUs are waaaaay more efficient when operating closer to their rated capacity. Pulling 200W through a 1kW power supply is like making a marathon runner breathe through a straw.

[–] bitwaba 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The sweet spot is the 40-60% load.

But it doesn't make that much of a difference. The efficiency swing is maybe 10%. Like an bronze 80 rated PSU will have a minimum efficiency of 80%, but even if you're at the 50% load mark it won't be over 90% efficient.

The main point (to me anyways) is that its dumb to pay more for a power supply just so you can pay "more* on your power bill. If your idle load is 100W and your gaming load is 300W, you've got no reason running more than a 600W PSU

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[–] peopleproblems 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Is there another option?

Like if you don't have at least 1kW PSU what happens when you need more power

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

The streetlights dim when I boot my machine.

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[–] Angry_Autist 6 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Joke if you want but that's actually a really good idea if you want device longevity. And their in-house brand has been rock solid in every build I've made for a reasonable price

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[–] CookieOfFortune 38 points 1 week ago (7 children)

250W in lightning? Does your system need to be installed in a lighthouse and be visible from miles away???

For reference this literal lighthouse light only draws up to 200W: https://www.sealite.com/lighthouse-led-lights/

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

This would actually be really funny. I want my computer to glow like the sun

[–] Angry_Autist 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mother of Board will you LOOK at the fucking HEAT SINK!?

Clan Ghost Bear is angry we stole their tech

[–] AngryCommieKender 3 points 1 week ago

I'd rather go with Clan Wolf tech

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[–] curiousPJ 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If your power consumption is actually 250 then go for a 500w PSU. You'll get better efficiency.

Anandtech (rip) used to be my go-to for PSU efficiency curves.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also never cheap out on the PSU. If your shit PSU dies, it might fry every component in your PC, if your good PSU dies, you can just replace it.

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[–] Aceticon 9 points 1 week ago

Gaming is a naturally social activity, so its only natural to use as a "monitor" a digital projector with enough power for a small cinema room.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Man, is 20w typical for (maybe a PCIe 5.0) SSD? It would be wild if we ditched moving parts in HDDs and ended up consuming more power

[–] Psythik 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also RGB doesn't use anywhere near 250w. Given that LED spotlights are usually around 25-75w, at 250w your PC would be too bright to look at. I have 9 RGB fans, along with a GPU and motherboard with RGB LEDs; the difference between RGB off and RGB on at full brightness is ~10w, measured from the wall.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Might as well add a laser death ray for good measure

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I must be out of touch. What's RGB in this context?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago

Ruth Gader Binsburg

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

Red Green Blue, got to have a ton of RGB lighting in their PC.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

The environment: 😢

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