Power supplies with active PFC

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Fellow A7N8X users.
What benefits come from using a power supply with active PFC? I'm
thinking of purchasing a Thermaltake W0011+PFC Silent Purepower 480W.
 
Fellow A7N8X users.
What benefits come from using a power supply with active PFC? I'm
thinking of purchasing a Thermaltake W0011+PFC Silent Purepower 480W.
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The benefit is to the electric grid. Power Factor Correction is intended to
reduce the noise your system injects into the mains...

/daytripper
 
To the user, nothing really. Regulatory authorities in some countries
require power factor correction because of the problems that large numbers
of low-power-factor devices can cause for the electrical grid - the power
company doesn't need to do as much power factor correction.
 
To the user, nothing really. Regulatory authorities in some countries
require power factor correction because of the problems that large numbers
of low-power-factor devices can cause for the electrical grid - the power
company doesn't need to do as much power factor correction.
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Indeed, I find it hilarious to see a power supply vendor touting the presence
of PFC as somehow benefitting the power supply, or the system, or the user...

/daytripper
 
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