80+ Ruby coming?

Capitano · 27 May 2025 at 15:39

New top tier standard for the 80+ certification is coming, above that of the 80+ Titanium.

80 Plus Ruby Sets 96.5% Peak Efficiency Benchmark for Server Power Supplies

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Glanza · 27 May 2025 at 16:09

Will be a long time before they make it into the 'mainstream' PSU's if at all.

Ayahuasca · 27 May 2025 at 16:10

Glanza said:
Will be a long time before they make it into the 'mainstream' PSU's if at all.

This, released now you'd probably be looking at 300 quid just for a 750w.

Mr Evil · 27 May 2025 at 17:43

It's probably about time they added a new one, but the names are getting ridiculous. How the hell is anyone supposed to know what the relative value of a ruby is compared to any of the metal-based ones (which are already out-of-order)? It's not like you can buy them by the kg down the grocers, so no normal person is going to be able to tell from the names which is the better rating.

rare · 27 May 2025 at 17:49

My first thought was AMD are bringing back Ruby as an OAP.

throwaway4372 · 27 May 2025 at 17:54

Noticed recently some gold psus getting shorter warranty, implying they're not as gold as they used to be.
Platinum is the new gold?

something daft already!! · 27 May 2025 at 18:11

I just hope it won't take it's love to town.

Capitano · 27 May 2025 at 22:46

Glanza said:
Will be a long time before they make it into the 'mainstream' PSU's if at all.

Probably but I hope not, its about time we had one that shows great levels of efficiency at 100% and 5% power draw.

Capitano · 27 May 2025 at 22:46

throwaway4372 said:
Noticed recently some gold psus getting shorter warranty, implying they're not as gold as they used to be.
Platinum is the new gold?

I wouldnt think so, but naturally it will feel like that when there's a new top tier

Darujhistan · 30 May 2025 at 16:25

Capitano said:
New top tier standard for the 80+ certification is coming, above that of the 80+ Titanium.

80 Plus Ruby Sets 96.5% Peak Efficiency Benchmark for Server Power Supplies

Data centers have quietly become the engines of the modern world, processing everything from social media updates to critical financial transactions. Yet, as their workloads grow, so does their appetite for power. The data center power supplies are powering these massive compute clusters, which...

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This is the epitome of marketing bull ****.

Capitano · 7 Jun 2025 at 18:50

Darujhistan said:
This is the epitome of marketing bull ****.

Not really marketing ******** if there's progress in performance/efficiency?

Gray2233 · 7 Jun 2025 at 20:13

Capitano said:
Not really marketing ******** if there's progress in performance/efficiency?

For consumers it really doesn't matter, the price premium over a gold unit for most platinum and titanium far outweighs the amount you'd spend on electric over the lifetime of the unit.

That might change for companies running render farms or something at full pelt 24-7, but the efficiency rating system has always been more of a marketing thing for home computing. Technically it doesn't even speak to the quality of the unit, sure it's excellent by that one metric but it could be utterly awful in every other while prone to failure vs a less efficient bronze unit.

mickyflinn · 7 Jun 2025 at 22:41

Quartz · 7 Jun 2025 at 22:45

Capitano said:
New top tier standard for the 80+ certification is coming, above that of the 80+ Titanium.

80 Plus Ruby Sets 96.5% Peak Efficiency Benchmark for Server Power Supplies

Data centers have quietly become the engines of the modern world, processing everything from social media updates to critical financial transactions. Yet, as their workloads grow, so does their appetite for power. The data center power supplies are powering these massive compute clusters, which...

www.techpowerup.com

I’m surprised that racks haven’t moved to DC - one PSU for the whole rack.

Ilstar57 · 14 Jun 2025 at 20:50

Considering how difficult to find and expensive titanium, and sometimes even platinum PSUs are to get right now, I don't think these will be widely available at good prices any time soon. Though I would agree that increasing the requirements for low loads is a positive development. In most daily tasks, like web browsing and office work, the PSU is probably only using between 5 and 20% of its rated capacity.

Darujhistan · 15 Jun 2025 at 08:28

Capitano said:
Not really marketing ******** if there's progress in performance/efficiency?

It's absolutely minimal real world progress the consumer will not notice/benefit from but upsold for diminishing returns, it's BS. In a less cynical world years ago, these "improvements" would simply have been obsorbed into a product line - not upsold as a different model at a premium price to gullible fools.

Capitano · 20 Jun 2025 at 18:37

Darujhistan said:
It's absolutely minimal real world progress the consumer will not notice/benefit from but upsold for diminishing returns, it's BS. In a less cynical world years ago, these "improvements" would simply have been obsorbed into a product line - not upsold as a different model at a premium price to gullible fools.

progress is progress

Darujhistan · 16 Jul 2025 at 11:09

Capitano said:
progress is progress

In this case it is "progress" that isn't isn't worth paying for, that's the point.