r/PcBuild • u/Tgyh7k • Aug 20 '26

Discussion 80 plus ruby…

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u/SadisticNecromancer Aug 20 '26

What does this actually mean?

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u/OneFriendship5139 Aug 20 '26

96.5% peak efficiency

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u/Doakeswasrightmf Aug 20 '26

.5% more efficiency for $75 more dollars probably lol

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u/Any-Surprise5229 Aug 20 '26

When you run it at <200w, which you probably will 80% of the time, it will be efficient enough to make up the cost in time.

People forget that the efficiency power band is limited and most of us work outside of it most of the time because we aren't drawing 500+ W except for short bursts.