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Gaming Cost and Electricity prices going up in the UK

Harold lloyd

Harold lloyd

Harold lloyd

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Electricity prices just went up in the UK, my supplier has almost doubled the standing charge and the kwh rate has jumped quite a bit too.

Doesn't affect me much really as I'm using the rent money from the last remaining property to pay my bills, so you could say someone else pays my monthly bills. I hardly have any cash in the bank.
I don't game that much, but can program for hours at times testing new builds of commercial games that I've disassembled and other work, so the gpu can still get used a lot.

I'm not going to say I told you so even though I've been banging on for about a year about the UK entering a period of high inflation. We all know the score from the newspaper headlines and my $100 oil forecast has come true as well. (predicted on 14 feb 2022)

I know most of you work fulltime to pay bills, and a lot are enthusiasts who have higher powered GPUs.

1. Are you going to game less hours per week?
2. Are you going to game just as much hours?
3. Are you going to attempt to save Electricity in other areas? (if you're doing this then you're admitting to real inflation being present)

Regards, Harold
 
Nope won't change, it is what it is, but I do feel for people who are struggling it's a disgrace... post covid... NI goes up, Cap's removed off Leccy and Gas and Fuel Prices goign through roof for ZERO reason... it's the triple whammy :-(
 
Since my gtx 780 died iv down sized to a T600 which is 40w power consumption and surprisingly decent for games. Will only get low power consumption cards now. Looking for a high efficiency model in the rtx 40 series
 
In this cold weather you can turn on the electric heater or do some gaming they are both equally efficient at turning power into heat.

Having said that Summer is a different story.
 
Harold lloyd said:
I'm not going to say I told you so even though I've been banging on for about a year about the UK entering a period of high inflation. We all know the score from the newspaper headlines and my $100 oil forecast has come true as well. (predicted on 14 feb 2022)
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I'm not going to say I told you so. (But I told you so). The $100 oil barrel wasn't simply down to inflationary issues, but there was a bit a of fracas in Ukraine?

Either way, to answer your questions...

1. Not planning to.
2. I would like to, but it is summer, so outdoor activities are much more appealing now.
3. Currently no more so than normal, but again, the time of year means I will be in less, and need less heating.
 
I am going to carry on having my PC on at least 16 hours a day, and a blind man could have seen oil at those prices and inflation coming :) next thing coming, is a massive market correction/crash, well overdue i'm afraid, imo, and with house price rises like we have just had, its a ticking time bomb, no advice given.
 
I'm fortunate (unfortunate?) that my bills are a fixed monthly cost so whether I game, or leave every light on I still pay the same monthly cost so I won't be changing any habits.

Even if I was back to paying normally I doubt I'd game less as that's my main vice and in the grand scheme of things it's not going to be that expensive to game.
 
Harold lloyd said:
1. Are you going to game less hours per week?
2. Are you going to game just as much hours?
3. Are you going to attempt to save Electricity in other areas? (if you're doing this then you're admitting to real inflation being present)
4. Are you going to game at a friends house, because your PC suddenly stopped working

Regards, Harold
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