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> The CPU is probably the best cooled thing in a typical desktop (and it needs to be). What? Surely it is discrete graphics cards which have the most sophistic
by shawnz 3y ago
> The CPU is probably the best cooled thing in a typical desktop (and it needs to be).
What? Surely it is discrete graphics cards which have the most sophisticated cooling systems, since they consume the most power.
> [...] the amount of power available to a PCIe card, especially one that uses fewer than 16 PCIe lanes; apparently a x4 or x8 card may be limited to 25W total
Maybe through the PCIe connector that is true, but discrete graphics cards have dedicated power connections.
- scns 3y agoGPUs can draw up to 75W from the PCIe slot.
- brucethemoose2 3y ago> What? Surely it is discrete graphics cards which have the most sophisticated cooling systems, since they consume the most power. dGPUs have the "advantage" of a relatively huge die, so per watt they are easier to cool than a small, much mode power dense CPU. Its why they can get away with kind of modest looking heatsinks while burning 350W or whatever.