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fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Couple of thoughts:

That smart plug may not be rated to the max wattage when GPU and CPU are at full blast. Be careful, because that could be an expensive mistake. Place a surge protector between the smart plug and the PC to be safe. Also run the PC full tilt for a while and make sure the smart plug doesnt get warm. If it does, fores have been known to start from those.
Sounds like you know this with WoL, but suspend is your friend 😉 If the gaming PC is linux and you run into suspend issues, let me know, I’ve seen 'em all.

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lka1988@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
The plugs are rated for 1800W each. Should be fine. I hit 670W a bit earlier, running Furmark VK and Cinebench R23 multi-core simultaneously for shits and giggles.

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- fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Oh nice. Do you have a link to the plugs you chose? I got some 20amp ZigBees from Aliexpress for $3 each, work great, but I wouldn’t trust them to handle their rating.
  
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  - lka1988@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQTFM1T6
    
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    fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Hah, Wyze use the same shell for their WiFi model: a.co/d/3kSQaoF
    
    I think these are all based off these ZigBee models at $4 a pop: alibaba.com/…/US-Smart-Home-Tuya-Alexa-Voice_1601…
    
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umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
how do you deal with kb+trackpad not working after wake?

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- fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Depends on the driver. Usually for finicky ones you can do an rmmod at suspend and a modprobe on resume. What distro, and are you using the default suspend mechanism?
  
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  - umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    yes, i’m on ubuntu, using all the default drivers.
    
    and i would guess its finnicky because its an old laptop.
    
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    fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    There are a couple of ways:
    
    Formally add a system entry to run at suspend/resume (like how nvidia does in their driver package)
    
    Or
    
    Write a script that rmmods, suspends, sleeps, modprobes, and map it to Cntrl-Alt-Shift-S
    
    I usually do 2 because I like the hotkey method for desktops, and it keeps things the same for both. Also allows me to close a lid on a laptop and leave it on. But 1 is more “formal”.
    
    Happy to share some scripts if you’d like, on my phone now, though.
    
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Pretzilla@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Questionable approach since a cheap ‘surge protector’ could very well start a fire

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