• riodoro1@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Where are you getting this from? Intuition?

    I think the quiescent current and losses are less in a well engineered psu.

    • hedidwot@lemmynsfw.com
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      2 months ago

      This is verifiable in manufactures data sheets.

      Efficiency at less than 20% and greater than 80% loads isn’t great relative to in between those ends.

      This is compounded by lower wattage PSUs being more limited with regard to features and benefits.

      If you end up with a 650w PSU and your system idles at 80 watts for the bulk of a working day you spend long periods of time in this less efficient window.

      We need to see some quality 300w to 600w designs come back onto the market.