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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by sz4kerto on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @02:58AM (#28836861)
It's really low impact though. Even if your rig consumes a kW, you're still not driving anywhere (in a car that consumes at least an order of magnitude more), or going out to a restaurant (that's air conditioned), etc.
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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by nuerow on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @03:11AM (#28836926)
> It's really low impact though. Even if your rig consumes a kW, you're still not driving anywhere

If google didn't failed me, a good car mileage is equivalent to around 20kWh per 100 miles. Therefore, a 100 mile drive is loosely equivalent to a day or two gaming with one of these rigs.

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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by causi on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @09:20AM (#28839298)
Doing the math based on the energy content of gasoline gives 96 kilowatt-hours for a car getting 40 miles per gallon, going up to 106 if you include the energy cost of refining a gallon of gasoline from oil.
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