High-End PC's Banned from 6 U.S. States

[pacman000]

https://nichegamer.com/2021/07/27/high-end-gaming-pcs-banned-in-six-us-states-after-california-energy-bill-limits-sales-on-high-performance-pcs/

To combat energy consumption. I don't really know what to say here...

[Rev. Powell]

I wonder if those machines are mainly used in Bitcoin mining rather than by actual gamers.

I think that model may show up here: https://www.techradar.com/best/mining-rigs

[pacman000]

Apparently, the law has something to do with how much energy the PCs use in sleep mode.

[Alex]

A few years ago a ban on hoovers over a certain wattage came into place in the EU for similar reasons.

[LilCerberus]

 

[RCMerchant]

I guess it's a good thing I can't afford a high-end computer!

[Trevor]

I guess it's a good thing I can't afford a high-end computer!

Agreed: I have a very old laptop PC (backup) which is heavy as anything, stores battery power for about half a day and still has Minesweeper on it, as well as this new thing called a CD optical drive 

[pacman000]

I didn't realize it, but new PCs don't have Minesweeper, do they? That's kinda sad.