Don’t buy nvidia. Intel and AMD opensourced their drivers and, more importantly, care for their customer needs. And i am talking about gaming customers.

The only thing nvidia cares about is AI and lots of money.

They lie to their customers (fake frames, paperlaunch) und neglect the gaming needs in favor of AI.

And, after all, AMD does not use 12V high power connectors, just simple, non burning, dual 8 pins

I feelings confident I’m building devices that are connected to main. I have extensive training und practice for this, but yes, in general for most hobbyists, I would not recommend this

Because those devices may have a power line but not always an outlet in reach. Some of them will be put behind Walls or ceilings

I am a systems architect. I love my job, and work is the only place I can do this stuff. I don’t have a million $ for hardware here.

Also, I’m paid well and the environment is great. For me, it is true, I don’t “work”, I do what I like. And as a german, I benefit from all the holidays, and general employee rights and protection.