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how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian?

Started byEmanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu>
First post2022-03-04 16:30 +0100
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  how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 16:30 +0100
    Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 16:40 +0100
    Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2022-03-04 16:40 +0100
      Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 17:00 +0100
        Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-03-04 18:00 +0100
          Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 19:10 +0100
            Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Eike Lantzsch ZP6CGE <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2022-03-04 20:20 +0100
              Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 23:10 +0100
            Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2022-03-04 22:20 +0100
              Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-05 01:40 +0100
                Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz> - 2022-03-05 02:10 +0100
                  Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-05 02:30 +0100
                    Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz> - 2022-03-05 03:00 +0100
                  Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-05 09:00 +0100
                  Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2022-03-05 09:00 +0100
                Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-05 02:10 +0100
          Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 19:10 +0100
    Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-03-04 16:50 +0100
      Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 17:10 +0100
        Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-03-04 17:50 +0100
          Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 18:50 +0100
            Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2022-03-04 20:40 +0100
              Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-03-04 21:00 +0100
              Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 23:20 +0100
            Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-03-04 20:40 +0100
              Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 23:20 +0100
          Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2022-03-04 19:00 +0100
            Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 19:00 +0100
    Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Alexis Grigoriou <alexis@nanoid.net> - 2022-03-04 17:20 +0100
      Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 17:30 +0100
      Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 19:00 +0100
        Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-03-04 19:40 +0100
          Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2022-03-04 22:20 +0100
            Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 23:10 +0100
            Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2022-03-04 23:40 +0100
              Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-05 00:00 +0100
                Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2022-03-05 00:30 +0100
                  Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-05 01:30 +0100
                    Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2022-03-05 20:30 +0100
                      Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-06 01:00 +0100
                        Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-06 07:10 +0100
                          Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2022-03-06 13:00 +0100
                          Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2022-03-06 16:10 +0100
                            Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-07 18:50 +0100
                              Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2022-03-07 19:10 +0100
                                Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-08 20:00 +0100
                                  Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2022-03-08 22:00 +0100
              Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2022-03-05 09:10 +0100
                Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-03-05 16:10 +0100
          Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-04 23:00 +0100
    Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz> - 2022-03-05 00:50 +0100
      Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-03-05 01:20 +0100
        Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-05 01:40 +0100
        Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz> - 2022-03-05 02:00 +0100
      Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-05 01:50 +0100
        Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz> - 2022-03-05 02:10 +0100
          Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-03-05 02:30 +0100
            Re: how many W a PSU for non-gaming Debian? Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz> - 2022-03-05 02:50 +0100

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#245977

FromEmanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu>
Date2022-03-06 07:10 +0100
Message-ID<DXSfD-6cj1-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245971
Unfortunately the motherboard was worst-case 166.2 W, not the
previous estimate/approximation at 80.

The 166.2 (motherboard W really doesn't include the CPU?)

So no it says it is is worst-case 277 W, and with +30% wiggle
room it is 361 W :(

back to passive 400W I guess ...


  device  model/category                     max W   note               ref
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  CPU     AMD middle end, 4 cores             65     exact              [i]
  fans     80 mm (3K RPM)                      9     3*3W =  9W
          120 mm (2K RPM)                     12     2*6W = 12W        [ii]
  GPU     geforce-gt-710                      19     exact            [iii]
  mb      Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming AM4   166.2   exact             [iv]
  RAM     ~DDR3 (1.5V)                         3     actually, a DDR4
  SSD                                          2.8
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------

total:
  (ceiling (+ 19 65 (* 3 3) (* 2 6) 166.2 3 2.8))          ; 277 W

with +30% wiggle room:
  (ceiling (* 1.30 (+ 19 65 (* 3 3) (* 2 6) 166.2 3 2.8))) ; 361 W

  [i] https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-3-3200g
 [ii] https://www.buildcomputers.net/power-consumption-of-pc-components.html
[iii] https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-710.c1990
 [iv] https://www.techporn.ph/review-asus-rog-strix-b450-f-gaming-am4-motherboard/

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#245991

Fromsongbird <songbird@anthive.com>
Date2022-03-06 13:00 +0100
Message-ID<DXXIl-6frD-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245977
Emanuel Berg wrote:
> Unfortunately the motherboard was worst-case 166.2 W, not the
> previous estimate/approximation at 80.
>
> The 166.2 (motherboard W really doesn't include the CPU?)
>
> So no it says it is is worst-case 277 W, and with +30% wiggle
> room it is 361 W :(
>
> back to passive 400W I guess ...

  i tried to build my system to use as little energy as
possible but it can still play videos and compile programs.

  the idle watt use or when just sitting here typing text
in a terminal is 57-58watts.  if i turn off the speaker
system i can reduce that down to 46-47 watts.  if it goes
idle with the screen blanker it will go back to about 20 
watts.  booting up and loading will increase the load to
about 100 watts at times.  apt-get update will peak at
about 180 watts when it is unpacking the index files.  i
haven't yet done a kernel compile or big build but i think
it will be in that range.  i only have one tiny CPU fan
and i love that it is a such a quiet machine compared to
my last monster which sounded like an airplane taking off
when it ran.

  no matter what you end up getting i hope it makes you
happy with the results.  :)

  400 watt power fanless PSU.  all seems to be doing ok
so far other than some kind of lock up (keyboard or
compositor issue not sure yet) once in a while.


  songbird

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#245998

FromLinux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de>
Date2022-03-06 16:10 +0100
Message-ID<DY0Gd-6hvd-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
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Emanuel Berg writes:

> Unfortunately the motherboard was worst-case 166.2 W, not the
> previous estimate/approximation at 80.
>
> The 166.2 (motherboard W really doesn't include the CPU?)

It does, see
https://www.techporn.ph/wp-content/uploads/ASUS-ROG-Strix-B450-F-Gaming-Benchmark-1.jpg
which is from your reference iv and explicitly shows an AMD R5 2600X  
processor being used.

> So no it says it is is worst-case 277 W, and with +30% wiggle
> room it is 361 W :(
>
> back to passive 400W I guess ...
>
>
>   device  model/category                     max W   note               ref
>   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>   CPU     AMD middle end, 4 cores             65     exact              [i]
>   fans     80 mm (3K RPM)                      9     3*3W =  9W
>           120 mm (2K RPM)                     12     2*6W = 12W        [ii]
>   GPU     geforce-gt-710                      19     exact            [iii]
>   mb      Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming AM4   166.2   exact             [iv]
>   RAM     ~DDR3 (1.5V)                         3     actually, a DDR4
>   SSD                                          2.8
>   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> total:
>   (ceiling (+ 19 65 (* 3 3) (* 2 6) 166.2 3 2.8))          ; 277 W
>
> with +30% wiggle room:
>   (ceiling (* 1.30 (+ 19 65 (* 3 3) (* 2 6) 166.2 3 2.8))) ; 361 W

[...]

>  [iv] https://www.techporn.ph/review-asus-rog-strix-b450-f-gaming-am4- 
> motherboard/

[...]

May I suggest you to compute it differently as follows?

    device  model/category                     max W   note               ref
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    CPU     AMD middle end, 4 cores            130     2*65W              [i]
    fans     80 mm (3K RPM)                      9     3*3W =  9W
            120 mm (2K RPM)                     12     2*6W = 12W        [ii]
    GPU     geforce-gt-710                      19     exact            [iii]
    mb      Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming AM4    80     previous estimate
    RAM     ~DDR3 (1.5V)                        10     actually, a DDR4
    SSD                                          5
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

What did I change:

 * CPU power doubled to account for short-time bursts.
 * Motherboard back to 80W which should still be a safe estimate.
 * RAM upped to 10W and SSD upped to 5W (depending on the actual components,
   you might want to revert that but computing an SSD with 3W makes your
   entire calculation dependent on that specific model and if you upgrade
   that later you'd have to take it into account).

Sum = 130+9+12+19+80+10+5 = 265W.
With +30%: 265*1.3 = 344.5W

Hence it would be suggested to take at least a 350W PSU. Use a larger one if  
you ever plan to extend the system.

HTH and YMMV
Linux-Fan

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#246024

FromEmanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu>
Date2022-03-07 18:50 +0100
Message-ID<DYpEB-auc-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245998
Linux-Fan wrote:

> It does, see
> https://www.techporn.ph/wp-content/uploads/ASUS-ROG-Strix-B450-F-Gaming-Benchmark-1.jpg
> which is from your reference iv and explicitly shows an AMD R5
> 2600X processor being used.

I'll subtract 65W from it then ...

> * CPU power doubled to account for short-time bursts.

Double it, that something one should do?

  Default TDP
  65W
  AMD Configurable TDP (cTDP)
  45-65W
  <https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-3-3200g>

> * RAM upped to 10W and SSD upped to 5W (depending on the
>   actual components, you might want to revert that but
>   computing an SSD with 3W makes your entire calculation
>   dependent on that specific model and if you upgrade that
>   later you'd have to take it into account).

I got these digits from
https://www.buildcomputers.net/power-consumption-of-pc-components.html
which is one of the first Google hits so I trust them for
now ...

As for upgrading that will be easy in this regard since I'll
read how many Watts on the box of whatever I get :)

device  model/category                     max W   note               ref
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  CPU     AMD middle end, 4 cores             65     exact              [i]
  fans     80 mm (3K RPM)                      9     3*3W =  9W        [ii]
          120 mm (2K RPM)                     12     2*6W = 12W        [ii]
  GPU     geforce-gt-710                      19     exact            [iii]
  mb      Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming AM4   166.2   exact, incl CPU   [iv]
  RAM     DDR3 (1.5V)                          3     actually, a DDR4  [ii]
  SSD                                          2.8                     [ii]
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------

total:
  (ceiling (+ 65 (* 3 3) (* 2 6) 19 (- 166.2 65) 3 2.8))          ; 212 W

with +30% wiggle room:
  (ceiling (* 1.3 (+ 65 (* 3 3) (* 2 6) 19 (- 166.2 65) 3 2.8)))  ; 276 W

  [i] https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-3-3200g
 [ii] https://www.buildcomputers.net/power-consumption-of-pc-components.html
[iii] https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-710.c1990
 [iv] https://www.techporn.ph/review-asus-rog-strix-b450-f-gaming-am4-motherboard/
      https://www.techporn.ph/wp-content/uploads/ASUS-ROG-Strix-B450-F-Gaming-Benchmark-1.jpg

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#246025

FromLinux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de>
Date2022-03-07 19:10 +0100
Message-ID<DYpXX-aR6-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#246024

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Emanuel Berg writes:

> Linux-Fan wrote:
>
> > It does, see
> > https://www.techporn.ph/wp-content/uploads/ASUS-ROG-Strix-B450-F-Gaming-
> Benchmark-1.jpg
> > which is from your reference iv and explicitly shows an AMD R5
> > 2600X processor being used.
>
> I'll subtract 65W from it then ...
>
> > * CPU power doubled to account for short-time bursts.
>
> Double it, that something one should do?

In Intel world, yes :) In AMD world it seems to be slightly better, cf.:
https://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph16220/119126.png

The TDP is given in the labels whereas the actual max power consumption
observed is in the diagram. It seems that for AMD systems, the most extreme
factor observed there is 143.22/105 = 1.364, so you might take that or round
up to 1.5 rather than factor 2 for AMD systems.

>   Default TDP
>   65W
>   AMD Configurable TDP (cTDP)
>   45-65W
>   <https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-3-3200g>
>
> > * RAM upped to 10W and SSD upped to 5W (depending on the
> >   actual components, you might want to revert that but
> >   computing an SSD with 3W makes your entire calculation
> >   dependent on that specific model and if you upgrade that
> >   later you'd have to take it into account).
>
> I got these digits from
> https://www.buildcomputers.net/power-consumption-of-pc-components.html
> which is one of the first Google hits so I trust them for
> now ...

The figures on that page for CPUs are misleading (they specify TDP range
which is not much related to actual power draw anymore, see linked figure
above).

The remainder of the figures seems sensible. Some GPUs are also known to
draw extreme peak loads (though usually that's only the "large" ones).

SSD highly depends on the model. No need to argue for one general figure
over the other. I think my SSD is specified 14W, but it is large and not the
"newest" :)

For RAM it seems that my figure is just a little too high and that your 3W
are more correct in modern times. Nice to know :)

> As for upgrading that will be easy in this regard since I'll
> read how many Watts on the box of whatever I get :)
>
> device  model/category                     max W   note               ref
>   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>   CPU     AMD middle end, 4 cores             65     exact              [i]
>   fans     80 mm (3K RPM)                      9     3*3W =  9W        [ii]
>           120 mm (2K RPM)                     12     2*6W = 12W        [ii]
>   GPU     geforce-gt-710                      19     exact            [iii]
>   mb      Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming AM4   166.2   exact, incl CPU   [iv]
>   RAM     DDR3 (1.5V)                          3     actually, a DDR4  [ii]
>   SSD                                          2.8                     [ii]
>   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> total:
>   (ceiling (+ 65 (* 3 3) (* 2 6) 19 (- 166.2 65) 3 2.8))          ; 212 W
>
> with +30% wiggle room:
>   (ceiling (* 1.3 (+ 65 (* 3 3) (* 2 6) 19 (- 166.2 65) 3 2.8)))  ; 276 W

IMHO this is too low a figure for the system being planned. I am pretty sure
it _will_ run on a 300W PSU, BUT probably not stable for a long time and
under high loads.

HTH
Linux-Fan

>   [i] https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-3-3200g
>  [ii] https://www.buildcomputers.net/power-consumption-of-pc-components.html
> [iii] https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-710.c1990
>  [iv] https://www.techporn.ph/review-asus-rog-strix-b450-f-gaming-am4-motherboard/
>       https://www.techporn.ph/wp-content/uploads/ASUS-ROG-Strix-B450-F-Gaming-Benchmark-1.jpg

[...]

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#246077

FromEmanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu>
Date2022-03-08 20:00 +0100
Message-ID<DYNdT-pFf-9@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#246025
Linux-Fan wrote:

>>> CPU power doubled to account for short-time bursts.
>>
>> Double it, that something one should do?
>
> In Intel world, yes :) In AMD world it seems to be slightly
> better, cf.:
> https://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph16220/119126.png
>
> The TDP is given in the labels whereas the actual max power
> consumption observed is in the diagram. It seems that for
> AMD systems, the most extreme factor observed there is
> 143.22/105 = 1.364 [...]

OK, included ...

> SSD highly depends on the model. No need to argue for one
> general figure over the other. I think my SSD is specified
> 14W, but it is large and not the "newest" :)

OK, it says the SSD and RAM are

  Corsair Vengeance LPX · DDR4 · 2*8GB=16GB · 3600Mhz

  250GB Kingston KC 2000 (SSD/NVMe/M.2)

if one can find exact digits, that's optimal, but what do you
search for to find out? I mean in general? The model name
and ... ?

Anyway, the computation now lands at 307 W.

  device  model/category                     max W   note               
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  CPU     AMD Ryzen 3, 4 cores                89     exact plus extra   [i]
  fans     80 mm (3K RPM)                      9     3*3W =  9W        [ii]
          120 mm (2K RPM)                     12     2*6W = 12W        [ii]
  GPU     geforce-gt-710                      19     exact            [iii]
  mb      Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming AM4   101     exact excl CPU    [iv]
  RAM     DDR3 (1.5V)                          3     actually a DDR4   [ii]
  SSD                                          2.8                     [ii]
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------

total, with +30% wiggle room:
(ceiling (* 1.3 (+ (* (/ 143.22 105) 65)
                   (* 3 3) (* 2 6)
                   19
                   (- 166.2 65)
                   3
                   2.8) )) ; 307 W

  [i] https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-3-3200g
      https://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph16220/119126.png
 [ii] https://www.buildcomputers.net/power-consumption-of-pc-components.html
[iii] https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-710.c1990
 [iv] https://www.techporn.ph/review-asus-rog-strix-b450-f-gaming-am4-motherboard/
      https://www.techporn.ph/wp-content/uploads/ASUS-ROG-Strix-B450-F-Gaming-Benchmark-1.jpg
      
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#246082

FromLinux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de>
Date2022-03-08 22:00 +0100
Message-ID<DYP61-qME-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
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Emanuel Berg writes:

> Linux-Fan wrote:
>
> >>> CPU power doubled to account for short-time bursts.
> >>
> >> Double it, that something one should do?
> >
> > In Intel world, yes :) In AMD world it seems to be slightly
> > better, cf.:
> > https://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph16220/119126.png
> >
> > The TDP is given in the labels whereas the actual max power
> > consumption observed is in the diagram. It seems that for
> > AMD systems, the most extreme factor observed there is
> > 143.22/105 = 1.364 [...]
>
> OK, included ...
>
> > SSD highly depends on the model. No need to argue for one
> > general figure over the other. I think my SSD is specified
> > 14W, but it is large and not the "newest" :)
>
> OK, it says the SSD and RAM are
>
>   Corsair Vengeance LPX · DDR4 · 2*8GB=16GB · 3600Mhz
>
>   250GB Kingston KC 2000 (SSD/NVMe/M.2)
>
> if one can find exact digits, that's optimal, but what do you
> search for to find out? I mean in general? The model name
> and ... ?

... datasheet
... power consumption

This does not yield anything ineteresting for the RAM here, but for the SSD  
we get a useful datasheet this way:

[v] https://www.kingston.com/datasheets/SKC2000_us.pdf

Which indicates on page 2 that the max. power consumption is 7W under heavy  
write loads.

I get most of my estimates derived from the figures of a PC magazine I  
regularly read :)

> Anyway, the computation now lands at 307 W.
>
>   device  model/category                     max W   note
>   -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>   CPU     AMD Ryzen 3, 4 cores                89     exact plus extra   [i]
>   fans     80 mm (3K RPM)                      9     3*3W =  9W        [ii]
>           120 mm (2K RPM)                     12     2*6W = 12W        [ii]
>   GPU     geforce-gt-710                      19     exact            [iii]
>   mb      Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming AM4   101     exact excl CPU    [iv]
>   RAM     DDR3 (1.5V)                          3     actually a DDR4   [ii]
>   SSD                                          2.8                     [ii]
>   -------------------------------------------------------------------------

3W is for one module per [ii] but further above you write 2x8GB so why not  
at least compute it at 6W? Also, SSD could go up to 7W per datasheet [v].  
For actual PSU sizes this will end up at 350W min. which is OK I guess.

> total, with +30% wiggle room:
> (ceiling (* 1.3 (+ (* (/ 143.22 105) 65)
>                    (* 3 3) (* 2 6)
>                    19
>                    (- 166.2 65)
>                    3
>                    2.8) )) ; 307 W
>
>   [i] https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-3-3200g
>       https://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph16220/119126.png
>  [ii] https://www.buildcomputers.net/power-consumption-of-pc-components.html
> [iii] https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-710.c1990
>  [iv] https://www.techporn.ph/review-asus-rog-strix-b450-f-gaming-am4- 
> motherboard/
>       https://www.techporn.ph/wp-content/uploads/ASUS-ROG-Strix-B450-F- 
> Gaming-Benchmark-1.jpg

[...]

HTH and YMMV
Linux-Fan

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#245950

FromTixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk>
Date2022-03-05 09:10 +0100
Message-ID<DXxEd-5ZHZ-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245926
On Fri, 2022-03-04 at 23:33 +0100, Linux-Fan wrote:
[...]
> Please keep the following points in mind when doing PSU wattage sizing for  
> modern PCs:
> 
>  - Judging a CPU by its thermal design power is no longer feasible due
>    to some CPUs permanently overclocking while the actually available
>    cooling power permits it. On some Intel CPUs this can mean about twice
>    the power than you would have expected.

I concur, my CPU has a TDP of 65W but getting all threads spinning in a
loop jumps the power to more than 120W, and CPU quickly rising to max
junction temperature (95C) for a minute or two until the the system
resets :-(

I installed thermald to manage temperatures, but it seems crap
firmware/Linux design that lets system run at unreliable and life
shortening temperatures without some user-side daemon running and
throttle CPU speed to keep things from overheating.

-- 
Tixy

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#245957

FromStefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Date2022-03-05 16:10 +0100
Message-ID<DXEcG-63Fb-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245950
> I installed thermald to manage temperatures, but it seems crap
> firmware/Linux design that lets system run at unreliable and life
> shortening temperatures without some user-side daemon running and
> throttle CPU speed to keep things from overheating.

Sounds like a bug rather than crap design (tho sometimes the line
between the two is hard to tell).


        Stefan

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#245920

FromEmanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu>
Date2022-03-04 23:00 +0100
Message-ID<DXo7T-5Ts6-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245901
Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:

> Easier to overspecify: the other thing is that larger PSU
> wattages may have quieter / better quality fans. I love
> almost silent PCs.

IIUC half-passive PSUs switch the fan off and on when needed,
but there are also passive PSU that don't even have a fan,
there are such that are 300W so after this computation that's
the one I hope to get, to get an almost silent PC as you
say :)

-- 
underground experts united
https://dataswamp.org/~incal

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#245930

FromAsh Joubert <ash@transient.nz>
Date2022-03-05 00:50 +0100
Message-ID<DXpQl-5Uy1-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245879
On 05/03/2022 04:24, Emanuel Berg wrote:
> I've heard that for gaming you would want a 600~800W PSU [1]
> but how do I know how many W I need for my computer use?
> I think the most resource-intense I do would be compiling and
> watching multimedia on mpv. [2]

Not sure this is going to help you, because mine is a low-power Intel 
build and you have a lot of AMD stuff, but, for the record, it is 
possible to get a lot done with very little power consumption, if you 
use a mid-range TDP CPU with an integrated GPU and stick to one SSD. 
Gaming PCs are a poor comparison for your use-cases because they focus 
on maximum GPU power and peak single-thread performance, whereas you 
need little GPU and compilation often benefits most from multi-threaded 
throughput. Any modern mainstream CPU should handle multimedia with ease 
using hardware acceleration; even smart phones can do this without 
breaking a sweat.

My PSU is a mere 120 W, and I am a game developer, albeit targetting low 
poly games that will run on mobile. My 2017 build is still going strong. 
I am typing on it right now:

- Streacom FC8WS Alpha fanless case
- Streacom Nano120 fanless PSU with external AC/DC adapter
- Asus H110I-Plus Mini-ITX motherboard
- Intel i7-7700 65W CPU (Kaby Lake, HD 630 iGPU)
- Corsair Value Select 2x8GB DDR4-2133 RAM
- Samsung 850 Evo 250GB 2.5" SATA SSD
- PCI-E WiFi card
- Logitech MK270R wireless keyboard/mouse combo
- Single monitor via HDMI
- Headphones via analogue 3.5mm jack
- External SSD via USB 3

Going fanless saves power. The aluminium case is expensive. Streacom 
cases are high-quality aluminium cases designed for HTPC applications. 
Heat pipe installation makes this the fiddliest build ever, equal with 
its FC8 Evo predecessor, but the cooling design works very well. The 
latest revision has more passive ventilation. This build is silent 
except for a slight buzz heard only during mprime torture testing with 
AVX enabled.

I configured thermald to cap CPU temperature to 80C because paranoia. 
The only time I ever experienced stability problems was after an 
ill-advised RAM overclocking. Now I just Leave Well Enough Alone. This 
machine has compiled and tested massive amounts of Java (former 
business) and native code including many Linux kernels (git bisect).

The HD 630 iGPU has met all my low poly needs, including development and 
testing in Godot, and modelling in Blender. The only time I ever 
experienced frame-rate drops testing a 3D game was when I forgot I had 
an eight-thread compilation job running on another workspace!

Kind regards,

-- 
Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand

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#245931

FromStefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Date2022-03-05 01:20 +0100
Message-ID<DXqjn-5UWV-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245930
> - Streacom FC8WS Alpha fanless case
[...]
> - Intel i7-7700 65W CPU (Kaby Lake, HD 630 iGPU)

I can only concur,


        Stefan "typing this on an older Streacom FC8 with a 35W CPU and
                an external 90W AC/DC power brick"

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#245933

FromEmanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu>
Date2022-03-05 01:40 +0100
Message-ID<DXqCJ-5V36-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245931
Computation has now entered a critical stage.

  device       model/category        max W    note
  ------------------------------------------------------------------
  GPU          geforce-gt-710           19
  CPU          AMD mid end (4 cores)   125
  fans          80 mm (3K RPM)           9    3*3W =  9W
               120 mm (2K RPM)          12    2*6W = 12W
  motherboard  high end                 80
  RAM          ~DDR3 (1.5V)              3    actually it is a DDR4
  SSD                                    2.8

total:

  (ceiling (+ 19 125 (* 3 3) (* 2 6) 80 3 2.8))                       ; 251 W

with +25% wiggle room:

  (ceiling (* 1.25 (+ 19 125 (* 3 3) (* 2 6) 80 3 2.8)))              ; 314 W

with +25% at 87% efficiency:

  (ceiling (/ (* 1.25 (+ 19 125 (* 3 3) (* 2 6) 80 3 2.8)) 0.87 1.0)) ; 361 W

https://www.buildcomputers.net/power-consumption-of-pc-components.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-710.c1990

-- 
underground experts united
https://dataswamp.org/~incal

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#245936

FromAsh Joubert <ash@transient.nz>
Date2022-03-05 02:00 +0100
Message-ID<DXqW5-5V9G-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245931
On 05/03/2022 13:17, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> - Streacom FC8WS Alpha fanless case
> [...]
>> - Intel i7-7700 65W CPU (Kaby Lake, HD 630 iGPU)
> I can only concur,
>          Stefan "typing this on an older Streacom FC8 with a 35W CPU and
>                  an external 90W AC/DC power brick"

Ooh, that sounds a lot like my previous (2012) build:

- Asus P8H77-I
- Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz 55W (Ivy Bridge, HD Graphics 2500 iGPU)
- 8GB RAM
- Streacom FC8 WS Evo Mini-ITX case
- picoPSU-90+80W kit

But I did not dare use it for 3D. More recent HD 630 iGPU is a massive 
improvement.

Kind regards,

-- 
Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand

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#245935

FromEmanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu>
Date2022-03-05 01:50 +0100
Message-ID<DXqMp-5V6v-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245930
Ash Joubert wrote:

> My PSU is a mere 120 W, and I am a game developer, albeit
> targetting low poly games that will run on mobile.

Amazing!

-- 
underground experts united
https://dataswamp.org/~incal

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#245939

FromAsh Joubert <ash@transient.nz>
Date2022-03-05 02:10 +0100
Message-ID<DXr5M-5Vsj-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245935
On 05/03/2022 13:35, Emanuel Berg wrote:
> Ash Joubert wrote:
>> My PSU is a mere 120 W, and I am a game developer, albeit
>> targetting low poly games that will run on mobile.
> Amazing!

Not nearly as amazing as what will run on my three-year-old mid-range 
SDM660 Android phone: Firefox, YouTube, 3D games, Termux with Python 
3.10, ssh/sftp, bash, nano, and more. If a mobile device can handle all 
of this, desktops have no excuse for wasting power.

Kind regards,

-- 
Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand

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#245941

FromEmanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu>
Date2022-03-05 02:30 +0100
Message-ID<DXrp7-5Vyu-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245939
Ash Joubert wrote:

> Not nearly as amazing as what will run on my three-year-old
> mid-range SDM660 Android phone: Firefox, YouTube, 3D games,
> Termux with Python 3.10, ssh/sftp, bash, nano, and more.
> If a mobile device can handle all of this, desktops have no
> excuse for wasting power.

You have a projector and keyboard as well?

-- 
underground experts united
https://dataswamp.org/~incal

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#245944

FromAsh Joubert <ash@transient.nz>
Date2022-03-05 02:50 +0100
Message-ID<DXrIt-5VEN-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#245941
On 05/03/2022 14:23, Emanuel Berg wrote:
>> Not nearly as amazing as what will run on my three-year-old
>> mid-range SDM660 Android phone: Firefox, YouTube, 3D games,
>> Termux with Python 3.10, ssh/sftp, bash, nano, and more.
>> If a mobile device can handle all of this, desktops have no
>> excuse for wasting power.
> 
> You have a projector and keyboard as well?

No, it is just a phone. 😀

My desktop just has a single BenQ LED monitor on HDMI, and I use a 
Logitech MK270R wireless keyboard/mouse combo. I think the monitor, 
which has its own external adaptor, uses about 30 W. I measured the AC 
power consumption of all my devices with a Belkin plug meter.

Kind regards,

-- 
Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand

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