I remember when we didn’t even need radiators on the top PC processors. Yeah, those were the times…
486DX2/66 my beloved
“up to” being the key word here.
But seriously, AI is so power hungry, I’ve heard plans of water-cooling the fucking traces on the motherboards of high-power server racks
“You got a 1kW PSU for your rig? Nah, just for the proc”
I know these aren’t for home, but in the US/Japan/Canada/Mexico you’re gonna start seeing the need for dedicated breakers. A lot of apartments skimped and put in 10-15 amp breakers, which can (safely) support 960-1440 watts. A 20 amp breaker can do 1,900 watts at least, but again that’s usually for an entire room. Not just a single device.
Edit: added a few more countries that use 110/120V to illustrate it’s not just a US issue.
