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Re:Nvidia investigating reports of RTX 4090 power cables bur... by Hamuko on Sunday October 30, 2022 @06:49AM (#33393245)
Yeah, a kettle is gonna pull like 2200 W when it's switched on. I'll be impressed if a gaming PC can pull half of that during a gaming load.
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Re:Nvidia investigating reports of RTX 4090 power cables bur... by nigerianbrince on Sunday October 30, 2022 @07:13AM (#33393384)
Ffs don't give them ideas.
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Re:Nvidia investigating reports of RTX 4090 power cables bur... by gruez on Sunday October 30, 2022 @09:48AM (#33394482)
>Yeah, a kettle is gonna pull like 2200 W when it's switched on

...in areas that use 220/240V. In north america appliances are limited to around 1500W, because the mains voltage is 120V.

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Re:Nvidia investigating reports of RTX 4090 power cables bur... by andylynch on Sunday October 30, 2022 @10:48AM (#33394924)
Might depend on where you are and how seriously they take tea. Our very ordinary British kettle is 3kW.
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