Best Energy Friendly PSU for a gaming PC

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hey guys i plan on building a new rig and needed some advice firstly i wanted a good build with at least 8-10 GB of ram with a powerful quad core AMD CPU
with a GTX 460 for high end gaming and SSD now bearing that in mind i need a energy friendly PSU im asking this because my current build has a 1000 watt in it and eats the electric like anything it rarely does eat the pennies at my meter and gaming is no fun when i'm limited to how long i can play :-(

bearing the specs in mind what wattage PSU do you recommend would a 500 watt do the job or would it stall out


Suggestions please :)

Thanks

Joe
 
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The wattage rating of the PSU has no bearing on the amount of watts it uses. Your choice of components that run off of it determine that. Along with the efficiency of the PSU. The better PSUs are designated by their efficiency in terms of Bronze, Silver, Gold. With Gold being the most efficient. You'll also see the term "80 plus". That refers to the efficiency also. Your 1000W PSU simply means it is capable of handling up to 1000W.

So no matter how many watts the PSU is rated, you will only use what the PC is demanding plus power factor loss which is determined by the efficiency of the PSU. Look for an 80 plus gold PSU of 500W or better...
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The wattage rating of the PSU has no bearing on the amount of watts it uses. Your choice of components that run off of it determine that. Along with the efficiency of the PSU. The better PSUs are designated by their efficiency in terms of Bronze, Silver, Gold. With Gold being the most efficient. You'll also see the term "80 plus". That refers to the efficiency also. Your 1000W PSU simply means it is capable of handling up to 1000W.

So no matter how many watts the PSU is rated, you will only use what the PC is demanding plus power factor loss which is determined by the efficiency of the PSU. Look for an 80 plus gold PSU of 500W or better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%20600037998%20600014021&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=BESTMATCH&PageSize=20

The best names are Corsair, Seasonic, PC Power and Cooling, XFX...
 
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