secret300@lemmy.sdf.org to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agoyeah I built my own PC. How could you tell?files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageyeah I built my own PC. How could you tell?files.catbox.moesecret300@lemmy.sdf.org to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareqyron@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoTo my knowledge, PSUs are rated up to a declared power output but unless you have hardware that requires all of its power, the PSU doesn’t put out the full charge.
minus-squarecygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoThe PSU doesn’t use more power just because it has a higher maximum capacity. Plus, a PSU is most efficient at partial loads (usually around 60-70%)
What about a worse power bill?
To my knowledge, PSUs are rated up to a declared power output but unless you have hardware that requires all of its power, the PSU doesn’t put out the full charge.
The PSU doesn’t use more power just because it has a higher maximum capacity. Plus, a PSU is most efficient at partial loads (usually around 60-70%)
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