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New 1 Kilowatt PSU - Too Much Power?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the so-i-rewired-it dept.

Steve from Hexus writes "While at the GC 2005 gaming convention in Leipzig, Germany, Hexus.net encountered a new 1kW PSU from Enermax, called the 'Galaxy'. At peak output it will use 1.4kW of mains power to provide a total of 66 amps across its various power rails. Who will actually have a need for this PSU, and when this amount of power is being consumed, shouldn't we be thinking about redundant power systems (or perhaps energy efficiency) instead?"

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  1. Time to act like responsible people.... by dangermen · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Time to act like responsible people and not buy computers that require that kind of horse power. We should be encouraging intelligent innovations, not brute for innovations. The answer to everything should be more transitors/power.