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This seems wasteful and pointless. I have a compiling machine with an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz 8-Core, the AMD cooler, an M.2 SSD, a relatively efficient PS, an
by dtgriscom 5y ago
This seems wasteful and pointless. I have a compiling machine with an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz 8-Core, the AMD cooler, an M.2 SSD, a relatively efficient PS, and a very simple video card. Draws a silent 25W total when idle; hums quietly at 125W when compiling on all sixteen threads.
Switch this system back to water-cooled; what would it draw while idle? While fully loaded?
- greggsy 5y agoI’m a curmudgeon, but I still think the gaming industry has a lot to answer for in terms of power consumption. Steam even has a ‘Earth Day’ banner today, why should probably read: ‘turn off your PC’.