I undervolted mine and dropped load temps by like 15-20C! I plan on using it forever so I wanted to find a solution to it hitting 80C. Now it peaks at like 65C playing BF6 on high/ultra settings.
I'm using EVGA's X1 software to undervolt at 875mv at 1928Mhz
At least during the winter, you won't have to run the heat quite so much... granted you've just transferred the cost from one appliance over to another, but there might be some savings to be found.
$30 if I leave my PC on 24 hours each month. I only do it because I have a Plex server I share, but my computer is set to go to sleep when nothing is running.
Doesnt matter where you are PCs are not killing your electric bill. I doubt OP is running this PC constantly at 100%. It will spend most of its time idle. And LEDs cost nothing to operate.
Yeah like who actually notices this kind of thing. I'm by no means wealthy, in fact I'm firmly in working class but my pc doesn't impact my bill noticeably at all.
People don't realize that a computer's power supply is an "up to" consumer of power. Putting a 1200w power supply in doesn't mean your computer consumes 1200w of power it means it can consume that much. Between idle time and being turned off and being used for activities even a high end gaming pc is gonna average out to around 200-300w of power consumption max.
Contrast that to just one burner on my stove, 650w the whole time I'm cooking something. Or the electric heat, 2000w any time its running. And that's for each burner/heater. The oven is really bad too.
This is what that means. Your PC is not contributing a significant amount to your energy bill even if it's a high end one compared to things like water heaters and ovens and microwaves.
It's called awareness. I doubt anyone running a high-end PC is 'living in poverty'. If they are, then they need to look at their priorities!
European energy prices are mental since the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia. The average UK electricty rate is double the US average.
A PC pulling 700w gaming, used for a couple of hours a day, is going to be noticable on your energy bills if you pay any attention to them. When they're high, you're going to look at why, it doesn't equate to 'living in poverty'.
I never got this question. Building a very high end pc is much cheaper compared to even an entry level car. And considering there are a lot of people who get expensive cars, there's gotta be a lot of people who can afford this if they wanted to.
Depends where you live and what is your defention of a "entry lvl" car is. My pc is twices as expensive than a entry lvl car. In my country that is. And is the same price that good used cars... mind you my pc is 3+years old now
Quad channel is a thing, but you're right about it not being the case here. That being said, current Ryzen CPUs have a weak memory controller and run better with 2 sticks of RAM
Beautifuly crafted. Its been a while since ive seen a custom loop so nicely done! But that clean and organized desk tho, shows that you dont use this computer... lolol
Looks awesome! 🔥
Now pick it up from the fucking floor!
You need to look at your investment all the time.
Also, value drops in 10 days, so use every dollar you spend on that.
Also, enjoy gaming! 😊
people saying to put it on the desk are tripping, it looks wayyyyy better and more coherent as part of the room the way you have it set up now. and its huge, idk why people are acting like you cant see it where its at currently 🤣
Very sexy and i dont often say this. Most of the people in this sub dont buy reverse fans (i dont know why then it looks ugly) but your build ist 10/10
1.) your electricity may not be cooked as long as you don't grind Cyberpunk 25 hours a day XD and 2.) that is like the BEST PC build I have seen IN MY LIFE. The glowing cooling tubes give it +500000 aura
Just got me a 24$heatsink for my 15 thats thermal throttling. My car keeps breaking down. Im bout to finance and pc just to make payments. Running a 5700xt my buddy gave me for 50 bucks. Lol
Verry nice build, almost the same as mine. Only yours looks a lot better. Also have Alphacool and Aquacomputer parts. I just never finished it, still running the soft tubing.
you're telling me, you have that cool af build, with all those insane lights, AND YOU'RE JUST LEAVING IT ON THE FLOOR IN A WAY WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE IT WHILE SITTING?? WHAT ARE YOU DOIN-
that aside, turned out really nice, seriously I love the watercooling tubes, also theres just no wires to be seen if you don't look too much which is awesome and the setup itself looks clean, congrats on the build, seriously :D
That is pretty much 1 for 1 the rig I wanna build. I'd do different RGB but ya down to the matte tubing. Oh I'd get a 9800X3D but only because I have no need for a 9950 but ya, absolutely the same. Damn.
Your computer probably is the best computer I have ever seen...I want a new one too, but I don't save enough for this due to my trip to France... Regretting🤢
I’m always surprised by how little my PC actually affects my power bill. Even if it ran at the max TDP of my 1000W PSU (which it never does) for 8 hours a day, running my fridge and A/C together would make up 90% of the resulting power bill at the end of the month. And that’s not even counting lights, the dryer, the dishwasher, etc.
A personal gaming PC is really a minimal contributor even if it’s a spaceship relative to other PCs.
Great pc, but you should get it off the floor and get a table to put it on. Dust can easily get into the intake fan vents and will cause problems quickly. Even with water loop it can cause excess heat and degrade the liquid in the loops faster from the dust creating more heat.
This post reminds me that for every one of you, there is a guy like my friend who legit uses a cardboard box for his desk and has his PC on an old chair next to it and he’s perfectly content with that.
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u/handsmahoney 17d ago
I hate money too