Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 23:54:05 +0100 From: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best hardware for a replacement desktop? Message-ID: <20190723235405.761f1663@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <20190723204435.51c334d6@archlinux> References: <CAGBxaX=ch_=NKBAme9wTQjSVsJ4Oxschs3Qg7Kddh7KouW3DJw@mail.gmail.com> <5ceb24c1-66ce-2603-5eed-78283d9676b7@holgerdanske.com> <CAGBxaXmiAy2xAKT1oyat4J_Q-gOFTzEEiQQso3oTS9EqoY3ayQ@mail.gmail.com> <23861.63968.885139.970960@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <1618173539.5511975.1563822072600@mail.yahoo.com> <CAGBxaXnKpD8ok%2B9YPr_s1fYrEnj%2BWP20_5dAFp17Bz2KdReKEg@mail.gmail.com> <1125579496.1306494.1563881223475@mail.yahoo.com> <20190723173126.2a26ee26@archlinux> <CAGBxaXmNX9LA1gOsJi5m0MOB90p%2Bmjj6UCMhqK7dN_HPHrqrmQ@mail.gmail.com> <20190723204435.51c334d6@archlinux>
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On Tue, 23 Jul 2019 20:44:35 +0200 Ralf Mardorf via freebsd-questions wrote: > On Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:18:48 -0400, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > >Since there is only a $15 (at most) between 450/600 W (roughly the > >same price range) and 850 W I mightiest well do overkill > > Regarding the PSU I'm in favour of overkill, too, if fundable. I'm > surprised about the minimal price differences. I would take a look at > the Ampere available on the secondary side. > > While I disagree with Paul Pathiakis regarding the "overkill", he has > good a good point: "efficiency" The reason for avoiding overpowered PSUs is not the difference in price, it's that they are optimized for different loads.
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