@secret300@lemmy.sdf.org to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish • 4 months agoyeah I built my own PC. How could you tell?files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1169arrow-down1imageyeah I built my own PC. How could you tell?files.catbox.moe@secret300@lemmy.sdf.org to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square72fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@cygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish5•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%)
minus-square@hperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-24 months agoA PSU with an efficiency rating, like 80 Plus, will be more efficient than that PSU, even near 100% load (which it wouldn’t be usually).
minus-square@cygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoSure, but that difference is less than the variability based on load. The difference in efficiency between a Gold and Platinum PSU is like 4%, but load can vary that efficiency by 10 or 15%
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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A PSU with an efficiency rating, like 80 Plus, will be more efficient than that PSU, even near 100% load (which it wouldn’t be usually).
Sure, but that difference is less than the variability based on load. The difference in efficiency between a Gold and Platinum PSU is like 4%, but load can vary that efficiency by 10 or 15%