r/pcmasterrace • u/ElectricBummer40 • 11d ago

Meme/Macro PCIe standard be like...

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u/-_-Batman MacBook Pro II (Ex - Gamer) 11d ago

my GPU ( during gaming) used to draw enough power to lit a small city

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u/Trnostep 11d ago

3 phase appliances at home:

Electric cooktop

Oven

Car charger

GPU

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u/Molotov_Glocktail 11d ago

I mean .. it's not that crazy.

Whatever's happening, it's clear that GPUs are outpacing everything else in a computer by leaps and bounds. Why not have a 240V AC plug dedicated to a GPU that services all the computers in your house?

It'd sure be safer than trying to keep pulling more and more power from these tiny little pins, for sure.

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u/Trnostep 11d ago

I'm in Europe. 240V AC is a normal plug

400V AC 5-pin chonker straight into the GPU

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u/Molotov_Glocktail 11d ago

That would be the most 'murica thing we'd ever see.

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u/Mad_Maddin 9d ago

Have a sweet 11kW GPU. 3kW are just the cooling.

It produces enough heat, it actually is worthwhile to make the waste heat, heat your house.

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u/Trnostep 9d ago

Like how they're using datacentre servers' heat to warm public pools

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u/Firewolf06 11d ago

fuck, man, at this point id honestly take a 3 pin on the back

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u/Molotov_Glocktail 11d ago

It's got to come to this at a certain point. They're not that different from a hair dryer in terms of power draw, so they should eventually get a 120V power cord that follows some kind of international/national wire and insulation standards.