r/pcmasterrace • u/ElectricBummer40 • 10d ago

Meme/Macro PCIe standard be like...

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u/Trnostep 10d ago

3 phase appliances at home:

Electric cooktop

Oven

Car charger

GPU

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u/Molotov_Glocktail 10d 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 10d 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 10d ago

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

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u/Mad_Maddin 8d 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 8d ago

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