prostagma@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoPower budgeting for new PC buildlemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
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minus-squarerothaine@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·17 days ago…budgeting? Y’all don’t just buy the meatiest beefcake PSU that microcenter has in stock?
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoPSUs 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.
…budgeting? Y’all don’t just buy the meatiest beefcake PSU that microcenter has in stock?
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.