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You almost need a dedicated 15-amp circuit to run this or have 20-amp circuits so you have some overhead for the rest of your electronics (or a cubicle neighbor).

The power supply draws 1280W. A 15-amp circuit provides 1800W, but you are really supposed to keep steady loads at no more than 80%, which is 1440W. I bet some circuit breakers are going to start tripping when these go live.



Doesn't the power supply draw that at max load, rather than consistently? (Honest question)


Correct, that's just the max draw it can handle. Most configurations will probably draw no more than ~500-600w.




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