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Power budgeting for new PC build(lemmy.world)

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curiousPJ@lemmy.world
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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.

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Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.world
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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.

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Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de
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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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Malfeasant@lemm.ee
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I once had a PSU fail catastrophically- arcing, visible from around a corner and down a hall, and quite loud. I didn’t want to go near it, circuit breakers were closer anyway, but I didn’t know which one so I just hit them all. Once replaced, I fired up the machine and… I think the cmos was cleared, but other than that, no ill effects.

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