PC hardware companies are excitedly replacing the letter "I" with the letter "Y" in the names of their products. Y can't wayt untyl thys becomes standard practyce yn everyday Englysh!!!!
English isn't my native language, but even I consider these "1337" labels disgusting. The reason for them might be due to trademarks though. It doesn't make them any better though.
I'm pretty sure that this was the common use of the letter y during the 16th century. Or at least it was used in many places where we would use an I today. So I guess it's just them bringing a fad back like it's 1599?
My question is why does the 800 watt power supply state total power "750 W". That is the same as the 750W version, either its a typo or someone got ripped off of 50 watts. Which when the +12V line says 798 W something seems dubious. :)
True, but I still applaud the effort. Maybe this way the common idiot will realise that no sane person will ever even get close to 600W (in the most extreme cases, that is) and will demand good lower power PSU hence driving the vendors to give up this nonsense crap and produce very efficient low power designs...
I'm sane, and my main Broadwell-E rig (4x 1070 FTWs) runs 700W, from a 1000W PSU. If I load the CPU too, thats nearer 800W.
My miner runs 2x 1000W PSUs also, and they suck 950W from each (and its more from the wall @ 2200W).
I'd quite like to glance down and see the power displayed to me, so that I know no miner has dropped out. Using a DVM is still the best, to see actual usage, and I also like the sound of that efficiency too.
Am I the only one who thinks launching a 750W and an 800W version of the same PSU line is utterly strange? What's the point? Where's the differentiation?
Maybe they're struggling to hit the titanium mark consistently and are splitting the product run based on low vs high load performance. (Yes I know I'm stretching; but a 50W gap is silly narrow at these power levels.)
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BrokenCrayons - Thursday, June 8, 2017 - link
PC hardware companies are excitedly replacing the letter "I" with the letter "Y" in the names of their products. Y can't wayt untyl thys becomes standard practyce yn everyday Englysh!!!!HollyDOL - Thursday, June 8, 2017 - link
English isn't my native language, but even I consider these "1337" labels disgusting. The reason for them might be due to trademarks though. It doesn't make them any better though.Hurr Durr - Thursday, June 8, 2017 - link
STOP LETTERSHAMYNG YOU RAPYSTEj24 - Thursday, June 8, 2017 - link
I'm pretty sure that this was the common use of the letter y during the 16th century. Or at least it was used in many places where we would use an I today. So I guess it's just them bringing a fad back like it's 1599?Samus - Friday, June 9, 2017 - link
I actually think you are on to something. Samsung should make a yPhone, yPad, yBook, and definitely a yPod.Samus - Friday, June 9, 2017 - link
Doh, they already make a Galaxy Y, so I guess they are one step ahead of me.Ahnilated - Thursday, June 8, 2017 - link
My question is why does the 800 watt power supply state total power "750 W". That is the same as the 750W version, either its a typo or someone got ripped off of 50 watts. Which when the +12V line says 798 W something seems dubious. :)Ryan Smith - Thursday, June 8, 2017 - link
Sorry, that was a typo on our end. Total power is indeed 800W.JoeyJoJo123 - Thursday, June 8, 2017 - link
Integrated power meter is kinda nice, but the Kill-A-Watt meter was never particularly expensive, and worked on a variety of appliances.Daniel Egger - Thursday, June 8, 2017 - link
True, but I still applaud the effort. Maybe this way the common idiot will realise that no sane person will ever even get close to 600W (in the most extreme cases, that is) and will demand good lower power PSU hence driving the vendors to give up this nonsense crap and produce very efficient low power designs...Well, one can dream...
Notmyusualid - Friday, June 9, 2017 - link
I'm sane, and my main Broadwell-E rig (4x 1070 FTWs) runs 700W, from a 1000W PSU. If I load the CPU too, thats nearer 800W.My miner runs 2x 1000W PSUs also, and they suck 950W from each (and its more from the wall @ 2200W).
I'd quite like to glance down and see the power displayed to me, so that I know no miner has dropped out. Using a DVM is still the best, to see actual usage, and I also like the sound of that efficiency too.
I'll be watching this product...
Valantar - Thursday, June 8, 2017 - link
Am I the only one who thinks launching a 750W and an 800W version of the same PSU line is utterly strange? What's the point? Where's the differentiation?DanNeely - Thursday, June 8, 2017 - link
Maybe they're struggling to hit the titanium mark consistently and are splitting the product run based on low vs high load performance. (Yes I know I'm stretching; but a 50W gap is silly narrow at these power levels.)bigboxes - Thursday, June 8, 2017 - link
In regards to all the lights on today's consumer parts, it's akin to putting a wing on a Honda Civic.scmorange16 - Friday, June 9, 2017 - link
Integrated Power Meter - Is it possible to read the power consumption values inside the OS?JanW1 - Friday, June 9, 2017 - link
Just install a webcam behind your case. Some easy OCR and you're done.