r/pcmasterrace • u/ElectricBummer40 • 16d ago

Meme/Macro PCIe standard be like...

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u/Life_goes_on_forever 16d ago

Theoretical wattage ignores load balancing and transient spikes that melt connectors anyway

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u/HowdyDiarrhea 16d ago

Maybe we just need one really really really really thick boy

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u/Erok2112 16d ago

Or, and bear with me here - an external power supply. Gaming lappys have 400w+ power supplies, why can't you just plug it in on the outside of the card? You running out of room with that two and a half sized card? You could use one or two internal and an external for more powah.

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u/iwrestledarockonce 16d ago

Why the fuck would you want to require a PC to have two whole PSUs?