Question How to measure power consumption?

[bit_user]

What's the preferred way to measure system or CPU power usage, aside from "at the wall"? Do you have any product recommendations to share?

 

[Aeacus]

or possibly even exiting that market.

That, i'd like to see.

Corsair is biggest PSU brand out there and i don't think they'll pack up shop. One might even say that Corsair PSU lineup is too big to fail.

 

[bit_user]

Corsair is biggest PSU brand out there and i don't think they'll pack up shop. One might even say that Corsair PSU lineup is too big to fail.

Well, I'm just at a loss to explain the poor availability of their PSU products, then.

 

[Eximo]

Well, I'm just at a loss to explain the poor availability of their PSU products, then.

Demand. High end 30 and 40 series GPUs required robust PSUs, and Corsair is a well known brand. Pricing is up across the board, so even their lower wattage units started becoming reasonable 'budget' options. Pretty much every other budget build ends up with a Thermaltake Toughpower or Corsair RM750e in it. Basic price for a decent PSU is about $100 right now. (A few lower wattage models sitting around $90)

Digital PSUs have always been a high end enthusiast product as well, so I doubt they make those in huge volumes.