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On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 2:29 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> PSUs are not expensive and there's lots of other things one can save |
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> cash on. I firmly believe cutting corners with PSUs is like saving money |
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> by not replacing oil filters - you save some cash now, and cause |
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> yourself enormous expense later |
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Also, my sense is that vendors have realized they're starting to |
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really hit the practical limits on PC power consumption. That means |
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that if you invest in a decent power supply now there is a good chance |
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that you'll get a lot more life out of it than in the past where they |
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seemed to double in capacity every other year. Sure, maybe the next |
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AMD chip will pull 500W, the next GPU will pull another 750W, and the |
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peltier cooling for both will pull another 75W, but I think that when |
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people have to start running additional power lines to their office |
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and install an extra AC in the room or install a cooling tower they'll |
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draw the line. |
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Rich |
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