Should I future-proof the Power supply?

King_Arthur

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Here's my more specific question: Is it safe to have a higher-power PSU than what is suited for my build? That way I don't have to upgrade it and I could save money long-term.

Build's estimated wattage: 344W
Approx. wattage of build with upgrade: 434W
(wattage does not include a TV as the monitor)

 

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King_Arthur

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Great, thanks for the ideas! I guess my question now is about the wattage difference. is the rest of my initial 400W build a bottleneck to your 1300W psu? (is it at all possible the psu will wear down faster or cause trouble with the rest of the system?)