The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is one of the most power-hungry graphics cards in the world. With a base TGP of 575W, you need a very powerful power supply to run it. However, the latest leaked prototype of the RTX 5090 suggests it could have been even more demanding. Four Power Connectors for More Power https://twitter.com/yuuki_ans/status/1926903505274433943 According to the leak that includes a photo of an early prototype of the RTX 5090, this version of the card had no less than four 16-pin power connectors. This setup would allow the card to draw up to a shocking 2,400W of power,
  • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    4 days ago

    It’s a bad idea either to go touching live wires either way, but the rule of thumb I heard was was that a 110V shock usually won’t kill you and 220V shock usually will.

    That’s completely incorrect though. I’ve been shocked by 230VAC at least a dozen times, if not more. And the fuse for the circuit absolutely should not be the limiter, the RCCB should trip WAY before the main fuse.

    • mriguy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      And the fuse for the circuit absolutely should not be the limiter, the RCCB should trip WAY before the main fuse.

      While that certainly SHOULD be the case, in the US at least while RCCBs (we call them GFCIs) are generally required in wet areas and perhaps for new construction, in most older houses the majority of circuits don’t have any sort of ground fault protection other than the fuse/breaker. In my current house we have them on only two outlets - one in a bathroom and one in the kitchen.

      • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Wild…we don’t have them on outlet-basis, it’s the entire house that’s protected by them, they’re installed at the power-inlet to the house so everything is protected by it. And they’re mandatory even on old houses.