prostagma@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoPower budgeting for new PC buildlemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1376arrow-down110cross-posted to: nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1366arrow-down1imagePower budgeting for new PC buildlemmy.worldprostagma@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml
minus-squarecuriousPJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoIf 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.
minus-squareAngry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoBetter efficiency is only part of it, you’ll also get better longevity on the power supply. I have a few 1k watt PSUs left over from my bitcoin mining days and all but one of them are still good.
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.
Better efficiency is only part of it, you’ll also get better longevity on the power supply.
I have a few 1k watt PSUs left over from my bitcoin mining days and all but one of them are still good.