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What to do about this? https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/phantom-rtx-5090-high-idle-power-consumption-any-fixes/327225 https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t
by blurbleblurble 1y ago
What to do about this? https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/phantom-rtx-5090-high-idle-power-consumption-any-fixes/327225 https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/phantom-rtx-5090-high-...
- jeffbee 1y agoI suggest not putting a ridiculous GPU in your backup server.
- overfeed 1y agoNot everyone's "home server" is a backup server - some are for AI experiments.
- silon42 1y agoThat one should be Wake-On-LAN
- overfeed 1y agoI wouldn't want to fiddle with WoL just to get my self-hosted LLM-assisted code-completion working when I pickup my old and underpowered laptop on the couch for some quick hacking. Wake-on-any-network-activity would be perfect, and has superior UX.
- moandcompany 1y agoYou can use nvidia-smi to set a target maximum power draw and performance mode to bring idle power levels down. Also make sure your computer is using the server/headless mode driver to keep idle power consumption down.
- supertrope 1y agoIf one can afford a GPU with a MSRP of $1999 and was scalped for $2999 during the initial craze, you are probably not struggling to pay your electric bill.