GatoDelFuego

Great summary, I was looking over these regulations yesterday and got dizzy, I was CERTAIN it was limiting power based on peak usage, but that's because the explanation for how to measure it was in an entirely separate regulation. Classic legal eh

Ok, after some more digging... https://energycodeace.com/site/custom/public/reference-ace-t20/index.html#!Documents/section1604testmethodsforspecificappliances.htm#vcomputerscomputermonitorstelevisionssignagedisplaysandconsumera2.htm " (4) The test method for computers is the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computers, Final Test Method (Rev. March-2016), with the following modifications: (A) Settings regarding hard-disk spinning shall not be altered from the default as-shipped settings. (B) The total annual energy consumption of a computer shall be calculated using Equation 1 in Section 3 of the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computers, Eligibility Criteria Version 6.1 (Rev. March-2016)." That equation being: So perhaps it is just talking about idling? In that case dell may not have a good enough idle power consumption and that's why they are not selling the product

I don't disagree. The regulations also state that water fountains shall consume less than 1.2 khw / day in STANDBY mode. Or, the average drinking fountain that nobody uses the entire year gets around eight times the power a gaming pc is allowed.

I'm not so sure that's all the regulation addresses. It DOES include provisions that devices must have certain low power modes. I read the regulations myself. Maybe I'm missing something, but... https://energycodeace.com/site/custom/public/reference-ace-t20/index.html#!Documents/section16053statestandardsfornonfederallyregulatedappliances.htm#vcomputerscomputermonitorstelevisionssignagedisplaysandconsumera5.htm "(5) Desktop computers, thin clients, mobile gaming systems, portable all-in-ones, and notebook computers. Desktop computers, thin clients, mobile gaming systems, portable all-in-ones, and notebook computers manufactured on or after January 1, 2019, shall:" It has two requirements. One of them talks about sleep mode. The other is that they must... "(A) Comply with Table V-7;" Table v7 lists maximum power consumption, per year. It's ridiculously low (50-75 kwh/year). It doesn't specify anything about sleep mode or idle mode, just total power consumption limits. I think that dell was on top of this regulation, but NO computer, no matter how efficient, is going to fall within this spec. We'll see other manufacturers pull out right away. Even a 500 watt computer used for an hour of gaming a day would be past the limit in half a year! Maybe I'm missing something, but I can't find anything specific about "idle" anywhere in this table or regulations that reference it

Ok, project was completed! Everything worked completely perfectly. I now have instant connections between my upstairs office and my downstairs living room. My steam link saw a huge reduction in lag, and I can connect my game consoles to ethernet all while having my router out of the way. MOCA is a serious upgrade!

Thanks for the advice folks. So much of the guides out there on the internet only go over the basics of this kind of networking--not really making it easy for "power users". So from a lot of researching, a coax signal can hold any number of device signals through it, as the moca adapter just flips any incoming traffic to coax. That means you can pair a moca adapter with an ethernet swtich to connect more devices. (This review was pretty useful: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3AKBUGFGGTPX5/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B013J7O3X0) This is looking like my final setup: Bill of materials: MOCA adapter x3 Ethernet splitter/network switch x2 MOCA filter x1 Coaxial splitter x1 My only fear would be that the coaxial splitter degrades the performance in some way--but no matter what, it will be a definite improvement over wireless. I'll be sure to update this thread with my results.

Hello, I am interested in using a similar network layout in my home. This is my current setup. I have a coax wire running into my garage from the outside, and a cutout in the wall which a router can be stored in. However, I know that connecting the router to my computers through Wi-Fi is awful, so I'm bypassing the garage box and just putting the router in my office. However, I want to set up a home media PC in my living room that can be connected to my office PC so I can use steam in-home streaming with little lag, and possibly for running a plex server later. My plan was to use MOCA and put my router in the garage box so it can be out of sight. However, I still need ways to split my office coax cable into two for my two computers. Does a simple ethernet splitter out of the office MOCA adapter do this? Also, do I need to put a network switch between my router and the first MOCA connector? I've tried looking up cabling instructions on MOCA websites and they don't seem to be clear on if you can split the signal. Below is my drawing of what I believe I need for this, which would be three MOCA adapters (one input and two output). I would also need a network switch, to ensure that all these computers can be on the same home network as each other, but I'm unsure where to place it in this diagram.

I never expected SSDs to have such an insane performance boost after I built my first PC but I was blown away. With higher capacity drives becoming cheaper there's NO reason people shouldn't be using them all the time.

I've been using a membrane keyboard for my whole life, and am looking to buy a mechanical keyboard. I've tried a couple that some friends have and I really like the feel, which is what convinced me to start searching. I want to try and figure something out by the end of the year so I can take advantage of the post-Christmas sales. However I've had trouble actually researching "good keyboards" to buy, because I don't really know ​what ​I actually want. I've looked through lists like these http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-gaming-keyboards,review-2009.html and tried to do some research on seller websites, but this guide in particular only listed two keyboards I feel are appropriate to me (corsair k70 and razer bw chroma) with a bunch of other niche options (like best keyboard for mac--not relevant to me!). Now I WOULD just trust what I've read around the internet and pick up a k70, but I don't feel like I need to pay a huge premium for a keyboard with massive RGB lighting. I'm not sure what keyboard layout I should be looking for either--my whole life I've used a number pad on the keyboard due to a lot of data entry I do. I'm sure I would most likely want to go for a full size keyboard, but also thought about using a separate number pad. Some media options would be nice to have, but I'm not sure I would need dedicated macro buttons (having never used them). Basically, I'm looking for various opinions on what's a general "good keyboard" to buy. What setups do you guys use? Thanks!

I'm looking to buy a new monitor, and I'm confused as to what makes these extra features worth it. Say I've got a 60hz monitor, and my game's running at 90fps. This would cause tearing! The solution to this would be v-sync or nvidia adaptive v-sync, but this causes some input lag from what I hear? But, if I have a 144hz monitor, and my game runs at 90fps, what's the problem? Why would I need an extra peripheral to make my monitor run at 90hz instead of 144? Basically I could see how this feature helps when your fps is above the refresh rate, but not when it's below.

That mouse--totally amazing! Everything has a great shine on it but that mouse has some excellent ergonomics