You mentioned that your Lite-On 500W PSU with 80+ Bronze has been handling your GTX 1080 without issues, which is good news. However, there are a few things to consider with the RTX 3060: Power Requirements: The RTX 3060 TUF has a TDP (Thermal Des...
not entirely 100% efficient. Some of this power iswasted and given off as heat. The80 Plus Rating system for a power supplyindicates how power efficient the PSU is. Power supplies with an 80 Plus Gold or Platinum rating are more efficient than the ones rated at 80 Plus Silver or Bronze...
What’s a good rating for a PSU? Most mid-range to high-range systems today will be rocking an 80 Plus Gold-rated power supply, as they are incredibly reliable and relatively low cost. These PSUs might even be more popular than Bronze-rated ones! So, consider going for a Gold-rated ...
S12iii is rated for 546W on +12V and 550W continuous. Coupled with a 3600, I'd expect average load of around or under 300W, which should leave an acceptable amount of headroom. However, I wouldn't fault the OP for grabbing the G3 that 46K linked above; its...
Power Supply ARESGAME AGV 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $39.99 @ Amazon This is a terrible idea and you should feel terrible for even considering it. (kidding... but no, really. That's a terrible PSU) Dragneel17x Member 34 Posted May 4, 2021 On 5/4/2021 at 4...
The same cannot be said of the bronze psu trying to run at 5% load. This is closer to 65% efficient. Close attention must therefore be paid to psu selection or multiple boards could be run from one psu or maybe one of these j1900 rigs could be piggybacked onto an existing rig. Clic...