Puget Systems Tests Four Blower-Style GeForce RTX 3090 Cards in a Single Workstation: 1,717-Watt Peak Power Draw

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NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3090 has already become infamous for its higher power draw, but can you imagine four of those space heaters in a single system? That’s exactly what Puget Systems dared to try in a recent test to determine the feasibility of a custom workstation featuring a quad-BFGPU setup.



Puget Systems chose GIGABYTE’s GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G for its tests, which ditches the open-air, tri-axial fan setup seen in most custom GeForce RTX 3090 cards for a blower design that can directly exhaust heat out of the system. Each of these cards were...

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[LeRoy_Blanchard]

Isn't that right around what a home AC outlet can provide assuming most homes are wired with 15A breakers?

 

[MadMummy76]

Sounds like an entire datacenter from inside. (Yes I've been inside a data center)
On the upside you'll never have to spend on heating in the winter.

 

[Armenius]

Isn't that right around what a home AC outlet can provide assuming most homes are wired with 15A breakers?

1,725W is the max on 15A breakers.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

The Intel Xeon W-2255 they used has a TDP 165W which is still pretty hefty. However, imagine a10900K that is 125W but when overclocked has been spotted going over 331W.

Yep, they're gonna need a bigger boat for that beast.

 

[Paul_Johnson]

 

[Daniel_Doty]

Talk about needing a serious power supply!!

 

[Dan_D]

The Intel Xeon W-2255 they used has a TDP 165W which is still pretty hefty. However, imagine a10900K that is 125W but when overclocked has been spotted going over 331W.

Yep, they're gonna need a bigger boat for that beast.

Yes they do. Something like the Core i9-10980XE pulls even more. Nearly 500w on its own when overclocked.