secret300@lemmy.sdf.org to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 22 hours agoyeah I built my own PC. How could you tell?files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up187arrow-down1imageyeah I built my own PC. How could you tell?files.catbox.moesecret300@lemmy.sdf.org to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours 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-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-217 minutes 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-squareqyron@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 hours 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.
What about a worse power bill?
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%)
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).
TIL
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.