| Zkuq said: For comparison, I'm currently running a 450 W Super Flower PSU... Other hardware being ancient helps! But it feels really strange to see you guys talking about even 600 W PSUs, let alone a 1200 W one. This is yet another component I'm expecting to need to upgrade as well once I get some upgrades to my PC. |
| Captain_Yuri said: A long time ago, I was under the impression that a 750 Watt is all I would need. Today, I am still under that impression as I was able to overclock a Strix 3090 just fine. But if I had an Intel i9 10900k at 5ghz. I wouldn't be so sure.In the end, if money is no concern, may as well get the best there is. It's not like the PSU will be running at 1200 watts all the time, only when it's needed. |
There is an important consideration with PSUs. They are peak efficient at about half load. With a 5900X and a high clocked 3080 my system power should get close to 600W at full gaming load. Since it is a dedicated gaming PC I will only ever have it under heavy load with almost no idle time. So for me getting a PSU that's twice as much us my gaming load is not as stupid as it sounds.
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