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Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by WatchDog on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:37PM (#29899287)
1000W+ power supplies are pretty common on the high end of gaming PC's, I've got a 1200W psu in my machine, as my old 750W PSU was shutting off when I upgraded my GPU. I don't know how many watts it's drawing during a resource intensive game, but it's gotta be a lot more than 400. I think I'll look into getting a wall plug power meter.
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Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp... by Buttons840 on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:43PM (#29899386)
RTX 3060 + 5950x CPU under load is like 400 to 450 watts, based on my power meter. That includes power to monitor and other peripherals as well.

I agree with OP though, we're within an order of magnitude of other legit uses, so let people be free. Increase electricity costs or taxes if you want.

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