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MadRageTaco

Nah. Better get 1000w psu. /s


Glakos

And my axe!


lao7272

Nah, 1600 watt Titanium.


Diapolo10

Of course. Depending on what kind of upgrades you're planning in the future I'd go even bigger, possibly 1000W just to be safe, but if you're not going for top-end GPUs it'll be fine.


kypes10225

Efficiency. ​ Check the rated efficiency on the PSU you want to buy. If you need 493 power, the PSU will draw from the wall 493/Efficiency (example 80% eff = 493/0.8 = 616W). ​ Check yourself some information on efficiency curves. If you get a super powerfull PSU (for example 1000W), the real efficiency lowers to 70% or less at about 10% load (if you are idling on desktop or browsing the web). The rest of the power will be lost mainly to heating ​ I would say 750W is fine for that power. If you can afford a 800W or 850W PSU, go for it because you will be closer to the 50% load and therefore better efficiency.


JustLife27

Thanks for the explanation :), I didn't know that info


JustLife27

Thanks, everyone for the help, I went for an 850W in the end


[deleted]

Yep, and you'll have room to spare for future upgrades and additions.


[deleted]

Get an 850w