Question Budgeting- my upgraded PC now costs $9-22/mo more due to increased electricity... factor this in.

[Zeze]

I went from:

• i7-3770 + 1060 6gb (what a champ of a card) + 16gb DDR3 + 500 watts PSU + 27" monitor

To:

• 7800X3D + 4080S + 64gb RAM + 1200 watts PSU + 32" monitor.

My usage habits haven't changed. But, I observed 3 things:

• The electricity usage directly went up due to new/bigger/stronger components/monitor. We all pay attention to the rear case fan, but have you touched the PSU area? Boy they alone are hotter than the rest.
• The room is now very hot. It's basically a sauna if I close the door, despite having modern central air. Now the AC works harder as well. More electricity for more heat, then more electricity to cool it.

Now it costs 1 streaming service subscription or a new SSD every year. I was surprised to not account for this.

This of course factors in the +$100-150+/mo for AC.

 

[Brainonska511]

I wouldn't expect your electric bill to go up that much, unless you're running your PC 24/7.

 

[burninatortech4]

You could reduce the power limit on your 4080S but I don't expect that to make much of a difference. My 5950X and 7800XT make my office toasty as well.

 

[Ken g6]

Your PSU, as seen in your sig, is nice, but seems a little over-powered for this build. PSUs should generally run around 50% of their rated power. Unless you have a RAID array I don't know about, you're probably running more like 33%. An 80+ Platinum or Titanium PSU would also be more efficient and put out less heat. Here's one currently on sale that should be good. (But I don't follow PSU reviews anymore.)

You could reduce the power limit on your 4080S but I don't expect that to make much of a difference.

I'm running my new 4070 at 100W, which uses less than half its maximum power but reduces its speed by only one third.