Official GIGABYTE X38-DQ6/X38T-DQ6 Info/BIOS Thread

[~aoe~]

Thanks for that. It's good to know it's not a problem.

I know what you mean about the PSU consuming power when the PC is off. However, I wouldn't blame the PSU manufacturer. It's the motherboard that is consuming the power, and keeping things like:
- USB ports active for charging stuff
- sensors to allow power on by keyboard/mouse/etc..

These are gimmicks that some people like to have. Until we change peoples mindset, this isn't going to change sadly

[victor_c26]

Thanks for that. It's good to know it's not a problem.

I know what you mean about the PSU consuming power when the PC is off. However, I wouldn't blame the PSU manufacturer. It's the motherboard that is consuming the power, and keeping things like:
- USB ports active for charging stuff
- sensors to allow power on by keyboard/mouse/etc..

These are gimmicks that some people like to have. Until we change peoples mindset, this isn't going to change sadly

Can't the power supply throttle itself down until something requests power consumption? Why does it have to use 34 watts constantly, where does all that power go to?

[2DIFF]

Can't the power supply throttle itself down until something requests power consumption? Why does it have to use 34 watts constantly, where does all that power go to?

I agree that the board consumes power when the PC's off, but I had a 500W Seasonic PSU before and I measured 11 watts (PSU ON, PC OFF) and 6 watts (PSU OFF). So I do blame Thermaltake for the 34 Watts (it's 16 watts when PSU OFF). It's just that I've got a fileserver running 24/7 that consumes 45 watts @ 10% CPU load, so the Thermaltake ToughPower 700 uses 75% of that amount for nothing - seems pretty insane to me. BTW: never got an answer from Thermaltake customer care