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I'm using a PC with a 5800X and an AMD 6600 XT graphics chip, has like 6 SSDs and 2 HDDs in it. I also have a meter which measures its power use. It averages b
by trillic 5y ago
I'm using a PC with a 5800X and an AMD 6600 XT graphics chip, has like 6 SSDs and 2 HDDs in it.
I also have a meter which measures its power use. It averages between $1.05/month to $1.20/month in power use. I never turn it off.
It's essentially silent, with lots of large, low RPM fans, the exception is in the middle of the night when consolidating data to the HDDs, they make a bunch of noise, but soon I'll upgrade them to flash.
One can build a machine like this for under $1000. The power usage argument for buying a $5000 desktop just won't ever get me. All my AWS instances are ARM, it makes sense for the server and datacenter, but for desktop use the consumer really cares more about price/perf.