Get higher wattage power supply than recommended?

ironmaster · Aug 6, 2014

I used a wattage calculator and it said to get a minimum of 420 watts. Is it alright to get a 600w power supply from corsair

Karsten75 · Aug 6, 2014

Absolutely. Getting a PSU with a little spare capacity means it'll run efficiently and not get as hot as when it runs at maximum capacity. Also allows for problems (deficiencies) in the output. Corsair has good and not-s0-good brands. Here is a handy list.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Guest · Aug 6, 2014

ironmaster :

Yes, it is OK to get a higher wattage PSU. The PSU will only use what the system will require.

Check out this site for brand reliability: http://www.johnnylucky.org/power-supplies/psu-lemon-list.html

mrmez · Aug 6, 2014

Cons29 · Aug 6, 2014

yes it is, and for some good reason too.
-psu's are more efficient near the 50% capacity
-it is not advisable to fully load a psu
-it's nice to have a headroom for future upgrades (better GPU/CPU, addtional fans/hdd's, etc)
-you also have to consider capacitor aging

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