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ronch wrote:

jihadjoe wrote:

Build an all-AMD system!

Nope, 850w won't be enough. LOL

OK, what about this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817256054

Might want to get a dedicated 240V circuit in there...

Adding it to your system will allow you to justify your new, built-in EZ-Bake Oven.

How much does that thing use anyway? I haven't been able to find any specs on it. Think an HP Elite SFF desktop might mind that on its power supply? (240W IIRC)

Also, just when I thought I was joking about running a ton of high-end video cards on an 850W PSU, someone goes and asks about doing exactly that... viewtopic.php?f=36&t=108232

An EZ-Back is basically a tiny lightbulb inside so.. uh... less than 60W for sure, maybe more like 7W? Who knows?

continuum wrote:

Who knows?

These folks:
http://www.partselect.com/JustForFun/Ea ... aphic.aspx

JustAnEngineer wrote:

continuum wrote:

Who knows?

These folks:
http://www.partselect.com/JustForFun/Ea ... aphic.aspx

Pretty sure the switch to an actual heating element was due to the phase-out of manufacture and sale of traditional 100W incandescent bulbs, not due to any "risk of burned fingers". Heat is heat, a heating element will burn your fingers just as effectively as a light bulb.

just brew it! wrote:

Pretty sure the switch to an actual heating element was due to the phase-out of manufacture and sale of traditional 100W incandescent bulbs.

That's what the light-bulb infographic said for "Early 2000s: The 100-watt light bulb is banned in the U.S. so Hasbro was forced to switch to a real baking element. New design reaches temperatures of 375 °F."

JustAnEngineer wrote:

just brew it! wrote:

Pretty sure the switch to an actual heating element was due to the phase-out of manufacture and sale of traditional 100W incandescent bulbs.

That's what the light-bulb infographic said for "Early 2000s: The 100-watt light bulb is banned in the U.S. so Hasbro was forced to switch to a real baking element. New design reaches temperatures of 375 °F."

I didn't read the whole infographic. The article itself says the switch was for safety reasons...

Edit: So getting back on topic, I guess we could run 8 Easy-Bake ovens off of this PSU? Redundant Array of Inexpensive Ovens?

With two bulbs per oven, I believe that we'd be limited to a quad-EZ-SLI configuration.

Still, 200W is quite a bit for my weeny 520W Seasonic (not in use at all right now actually). Shoot, how much can a string of molex connectors supply anyway? It might need PCIe 6-pin/8-pin to get enough power.

I'm still very tempted to get a 12V/120V inverter, put a jumper on the Seasonic, and then charge a laptop or something off the whole contraption - because why not? Maybe the 850W PSU could use an even bigger inverter, and then drive a laser printer. Some of the smaller ones (ex. HP p1102w) draw less than 400W. Or, you could plug another PSU into that inverter, rinse and repeat. Yo dawg. Sounds like using a USB battery to charge another in a loop. (Yes, I've tried this - as long as you don't straight-up loop the battery to itself, it works. Physics has been defeated. )

Yes sir i am also offering build and best AMD system for your 850W PSU solution.

localhostrulez wrote:

how much can a string of molex connectors supply anyway?

200W, I had no idea either! However you can generally draw 6A per pin, but keep in mind those bulbs used to be standard 110V bulbs, so current was actually pretty low. Nowadays you'd definitely need a heating element as they use now, or else 14 13W Cree LED bulbs? (heck that might still not be enough heat given the volume involved! )

continuum wrote:

localhostrulez wrote:

how much can a string of molex connectors supply anyway?

200W, I had no idea either! However you can generally draw 6A per pin, but keep in mind those bulbs used to be standard 110V bulbs, so current was actually pretty low. Nowadays you'd definitely need a heating element as they use now, or else 14 13W Cree LED bulbs? (heck that might still not be enough heat given the volume involved! )

Aside from the physical size issue, the other problem with using LED bulbs as a heat source is that they would burn out very quickly if operated at temperatures high enough to bake a cake.

Halogen bulbs are still legal under the new energy efficiency rules; I'm not sure why they didn't just switch to those.

just brew it! wrote:

Halogen bulbs are still legal under the new energy efficiency rules; I'm not sure why they didn't just switch to those.

Probably safety reasons; burns and whatnot. Moreso than with other methods.

continuum wrote:

localhostrulez wrote:

how much can a string of molex connectors supply anyway?

200W, I had no idea either! However you can generally draw 6A per pin, but keep in mind those bulbs used to be standard 110V bulbs, so current was actually pretty low. Nowadays you'd definitely need a heating element as they use now, or else 14 13W Cree LED bulbs? (heck that might still not be enough heat given the volume involved! )

Talk about a bright oven! Although it's surprising how the base (with heat sink) on those Cree bulbs still gets pretty hot. I also broke one by accident once, and it's funny to see what's inside - this big metal cylinder with SMC LED strings all around it. Still works that way, so long as you don't touch the innards!

Personally, I vote for using a server farm to bake cakes. Last I checked, the air coming out of a few HP dl380 g6/g7 rack mount servers was pretty toasty. I need a way to funnel that into the rest of the school in the winter...

localhostrulez wrote:

Talk about a bright oven! Although it's surprising how the base (with heat sink) on those Cree bulbs still gets pretty hot. I also broke one by accident once, and it's funny to see what's inside - this big metal cylinder with SMC LED strings all around it. Still works that way, so long as you don't touch the innards!

Oh, it still works even if you *do* touch the innards. You'll wish you hadn't touched it though. And not just because of the heat. Don't ask me how I know.

First of all 850W is waaaay too much for your buid unless you're gonna add an extra GTX 780 with SLI.

I'm well aware of that. I brought it from my friend because I owed him a favor.