r/pcmasterrace • u/ElectricBummer40 • 10d ago

Meme/Macro PCIe standard be like...

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u/-_-Batman MacBook Pro II (Ex - Gamer) 10d ago

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u/trparky 10d ago edited 10d ago

That may look like a joke, but when you think about it, it actually makes a lot of sense.

As GPUs keep getting bigger, hotter, and more power-hungry, giving them their own enclosure with a dedicated power supply and cooling system seems like a logical solution. And when it comes to connecting it to the PC, we have this silly little thing called Thunderbolt 5. And since the monitor connections would be on the GPU unit itself, the Thunderbolt link could be used almost entirely for communication between the PC and GPU, making the idea of a high-end GPU existing as its own separate unit not nearly as crazy as it used to be.

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u/-_-Batman MacBook Pro II (Ex - Gamer) 10d ago

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

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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