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Re:PCIe 8.0 Announced by the PCI-Sig Will Double Throughput ... by vel0city on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @05:38PM (#44894172)
I don't think many people would want some 2kW+ system sitting on their desk at home anyways. That's quite a space heater to sit next to.
Re:PCIe 8.0 Announced by the PCI-Sig Will Double Throughput ... by bonzini on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @06:21PM (#44894574)
Also the noise from the fans.
Re:PCIe 8.0 Announced by the PCI-Sig Will Double Throughput ... by Tor3 on Thursday August 14, 2025 @01:00AM (#44896879)
I should look at the label (or check with a meter..), but when I run my SGI Octane with its additional XIO SCSI board in active use, the little "office" room gets very hot indeed.