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2.5 KW PSU, that's a crazy power supply.

Not sure why fans needs USB-C, but what do I know?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Seems dangerous for the USA, that PSU would need a 20amp circuit and most residential bedrooms are 15amp. But if you need 2500 watt PSU you probably won't want the machine in your bedroom.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

A 20A 120V circuit would not be enough. That's only 2400 watts and you can only use 80% of that continuously. It would need a dedicated 15A 240V circuit.

At best, the power supply will probably only be 90% efficient at full load, so it could draw over 2600 watts from the wall.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This has to be for commercial applications. I have a gaming rig and a server very comfortably running off a single 1200 W PSU.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Same! Phantek’s Revolt X?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Thats more wattage than it would take to run most hvac systems lmao.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Okay, I’ll bite: how do they come up with that number? What in a computer is actually dissipating that much power and for how long?