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> Perhaps this wouldn’t be a problem if the cards didn’t need 1700W (estimated).

[citation needed]



That was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek, thus the “(estimated)” part.

Hooray for the clarity of sarcasm in text. Sigh.

I know it’s not that bad. A standard wall circuit can’t supply that much power. But I find the power levels graphics cards have gotten to crazy and think that’s what we should be solving, not how to supply them more power without things melting.




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