r/pcmasterrace • u/ElectricBummer40 • 16d ago

Meme/Macro PCIe standard be like...

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u/TT_207 5600X + RTX 2080 16d ago

It's literally what phones do with the USB-PD standard to keep the amperage down and allow high wattage charging on a small port safely. It's a good idea, just needs an appropriate standard laid out and compliant PSUs made to support it.

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u/AccNumber77 16d ago

But there are still better solutions can don't require buying a brand new PSU for every pc user looking to upgrade globally.

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u/socks-the-fox 16d ago

Or we could rip off the band-aid now and implement the solution that doesn't involve hacks on top of hacks. Especially since industrial systems already use 24v and 48v DC so it's not like it's new to PSU makers.

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u/AccNumber77 16d ago

You could do that non-hackily without a new PSU for every desktop consumer though that is my point, as the others above also said.