Efficient build guide idea!

[methinked]

I'm not sure if I am meant to post this here, not really sure where to post it. Already commented in a video but I heard it there was a greater chance of this being read here. Anyway, an idea for a build guide... I would imagine some of your viewers(me included) live in foreign countries where constant electricity is a problem... I for one live in South Africa, where the electricity is among the most expensive in the world, to top this off the power is regularly cut off for 2-3 hours at a time(Scheduled and done to ease the load on the grid), that is obviously a problem...It would be cool if you could do a build guide for a rig that is extremely efficient(as far as power consumption is concerned) and can run for 2-3 hours without power(with silent UPS's and the like). Could you please consider this, I(and I would imagine many others) would be really grateful if you did.

[MrChavelo]

You would need a laptop for that

[19_blackie_73]

I'm not sure if I am meant to post this here, not really sure where to post it. Already commented in a video but I heard it there was a greater chance of this being read here. Anyway, an idea for a build guide... I would imagine some of your viewers(me included) live in foreign countries where constant electricity is a problem... I for one live in South Africa, where the electricity is among the most expensive in the world, to top this off the power is regularly cut off for 2-3 hours at a time(Scheduled and done to ease the load on the grid), that is obviously a problem...It would be cool if you could do a build guide for a rig that is extremely efficient(as far as power consumption is concerned) and can run for 2-3 hours without power(with silent UPS's and the like). Could you please consider this, I(and I would imagine many others) would be really grateful if you did.

so will you have a battery pack ? If power is switched off, a desktop will be immediately off.

What's your definition of efficient? (My system draws about 230W under full load and 50 W in idle out of the wall)

[ANewFace]

Laptop my friend. A UPS would not have enough power to power a desktop for that long

[methinked]

Understood. Fair points. A laptop would certainly achieve that, my only problem is I am not aware of many laptops with battery lives good enough to game with for 2-3 hours at a time, with more demanding games. If you know any could you please recommend.

[MrChavelo]

Understood. Fair points. A laptop would certainly achieve that, my only problem is I am not aware of many laptops with battery lives good enough to game with for 2-3 hours at a time, with more demanding games. If you know any could you please recommend.

There is no such machine that could achieve that. Electronics need electricity, bruh

[Flava]

I would imagine a rig connected to a generator

[faziten]

You can attach car batteries into most UPS without much knowledge/work needed. 

don't know price tag in your country maybe it's cheaper to invest in batteries, maybe is cheaper to buy low power hardware. Do some math and you'll get your answer. 

extreme examples of this are Alienware notebooks, some of them eat up to 300W in full load, it's a mobile gaming monster... but i'ts price is sky high.

I'd aim at very low power harware with good performance. (750ti + i3 with passive cooled) + an UPS with 2 Car batteries array for your particular case if affordable. 

[methinked]

Thank you!