On Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 06:46:50PM +0100, Emanuel Berg wrote: > Stefan Monnier wrote: > > >> But again, the GPU - if I don't play games, do I still need > >> the W for that, as high? > > > > What happens if your PSU doesn't have a high enough wattage > > is that things will work fine as long as your actual > > consumption is below the PSU's limit but if for some reason > > you push the system beyond the limit, then funny things > > can/will happen, including immediate shutdown, crash, ... > > Yeah, understood. > > Since "how many W are needed for a gaming card if you don't > play games?" isn't going to answer itself anytime soon I'm > gonna pull it and see if I can do mail, programming and mpv > just fine with the CPU only ... Besides, as soon as you boot your browser, the GPU will be sweating like five Dooms. ;-) Cheers -- t
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