So, 850W PSUs are aplenty and some can be had for quite a nice price.
I don't trust any of the online calculators after measuring what my current system uses (max 230W when CPU+GPU both at full load - 2500k stock clock with a 7870).
I'm planning on a new build - likely with one of the new 2011 CPUs - 4820k.
And then put on twin 770s in SLI. Plus water cooling them all, and overclocking them all.
I'll also need power for 10 fans and 2 SSDs + 2 HDDs.
So how many watts would I really be using?
I believe total power use would take me very close to a 850w PSU's max output.
When running the toughest games, both the CPU and GPUs would be running at or close to the max.
I'm wondering how harmful it is to run close to the PSU's max when all the recommendations tell me to stay at 50-70%.
I don't trust any of the online calculators after measuring what my current system uses (max 230W when CPU+GPU both at full load - 2500k stock clock with a 7870).
I'm planning on a new build - likely with one of the new 2011 CPUs - 4820k.
And then put on twin 770s in SLI. Plus water cooling them all, and overclocking them all.
I'll also need power for 10 fans and 2 SSDs + 2 HDDs.
So how many watts would I really be using?
I believe total power use would take me very close to a 850w PSU's max output.
When running the toughest games, both the CPU and GPUs would be running at or close to the max.
I'm wondering how harmful it is to run close to the PSU's max when all the recommendations tell me to stay at 50-70%.
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