Power budgeting for new PC build

Aren't modern GPUs more in the 200-500W range? They've gotten very power hungry recently.

I still don't see the appeal of RGB in your computer, personally. I just don't think it looks good.

If you can pull off 250 watts of RGB you can grow plants in your PC case

...budgeting? Y'all don't just buy the meatiest beefcake PSU that microcenter has in stock?

250W in lightning? Does your system need to be installed in a lighthouse and be visible from miles away???

For reference this literal lighthouse light only draws up to 200W: https://www.sealite.com/lighthouse-led-lights/

Gaming is a naturally social activity, so its only natural to use as a "monitor" a digital projector with enough power for a small cinema room.

If your power consumption is actually 250 then go for a 500w PSU. You'll get better efficiency.

Anandtech (rip) used to be my go-to for PSU efficiency curves.

Man, is 20w typical for (maybe a PCIe 5.0) SSD? It would be wild if we ditched moving parts in HDDs and ended up consuming more power

Might as well add a laser death ray for good measure

I must be out of touch. What's RGB in this context?

The environment: 😢

https://sarahcandersenshop.com/collections/sarahs-scribbles-featured-products/products/rgb-1387-d3-hdism-tee

Does it even go lower?