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System Name | SnowFire / The Reinforcer |
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Processor | i7 10700K 5.1ghz (24/7) / 2x Xeon E52650v2 |
Motherboard | Asus Strix Z490 / Dell Dual Socket (R720) |
Cooling | RX 360mm + 140mm Custom Loop / Dell Stock |
Memory | Corsair RGB 16gb DDR4 3000 CL 16 / DDR3 128gb 16 x 8gb |
Video Card(s) | GTX Titan XP (2025mhz) / Asus GTX 950 (No Power Connector) |
Storage | Samsung 970 1tb NVME and 2tb HDD x4 RAID 5 / 300gb x8 RAID 5 |
Display(s) | Acer XG270HU, Samsung G7 Odyssey (1440p 240hz) |
Case | Thermaltake Cube / Dell Poweredge R720 Rack Mount Case |
Audio Device(s) | Realtec ALC1150 (On board) |
Power Supply | Rosewill Lightning 1300Watt / Dell Stock 750 / Brick |
Mouse | Logitech G5 |
Keyboard | Logitech G19S |
Software | Windows 11 Pro / Windows Server 2016 |
There is an "unlimited" power budget depending on how much they want to spend and how much risk they want to take. Its all relative because consoles are usually run more than PC's are under load and at times more than normal PC's. If there is more heat output and more power usage, all parts of the machine have a chance at higher deterioration over time on top of the chance for failure. It would not only cost more to produce the console and the parts, it would also cost more since there is now a higher chance of failure. They chose the way they are specifically to avoid things like the RROD or the PS3 early equivalent which helps keep maintenance costs down.I'm sorry, but this is total and utter BS. Power budget is not limited in a console, it all depends on how you build it. Given the size of both console boxes, it was very feasible to put more power into it. The ONLY reason for the chosen solution for this console gen, is cost. This console gen is the very first one where the baseline was that the actual production cost of the console would not exceed the sale price, and both MS and Sony succeeded in this. By comparison, the PS3 had a production price tag that was generally higher than the sale price. The original PS3 also had a much higher power budget.
Cost was not the only reason, it was the chance to avoid failure rates and design that also played into the decision.