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Re:Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future h... by angoragoats on Friday March 27, 2026 @06:40PM (#47549336)
The machine I’m describing works just fine on a dedicated 15A 120V circuit.
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Re:Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future h... by lowbloodsugar on Friday March 27, 2026 @09:12PM (#47550486)
5x3090 in 1600W?
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Re:Apple discontinues the Mac Pro with no plans for future h... by angoragoats on Saturday March 28, 2026 @01:48PM (#47556805)
1800W is the max on a 15A circuit, but yes, it’s usually under 1600W. For LLM inference, limiting the TDP to 225W or so per card saves a lot of power, for a 5% drop in performance.
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