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by PragmaticPulp 1384 days ago
> 24h x 30 days x .5kW

No modern PC should be pulling 500W all the time.

Idle power can be as low as 20-30W depending on the build.

You should also allow it to sleep, of course.

> My 3090 never seems to go below 120W, for one thing.

Something is wrong. A 3090 should only pull about 20 Watts at idle: https://www.servethehome.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-review-... . You might have some process forcing it into full-speed 3D mode for some reason.

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