can you recommend 900 watt or higher psu

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It's made by FSP. They are hit and miss, but this unit being looked at is great quality. If you're on a budget, I'd take it. But if you can dish out the quids, go for the supernova, that is an amazing PSU.
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Im in the uk bit pricey here tho £125 best price ive found so far i had planned on getting this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-043-SS&campaign=affiliate/tag
but worried it may lack headroom for aging or an upgrade its going in my current build but got a asus r9 280x on its way and will add another soon.i have got a figure of 850/900 watts from various sites as recommended psu so unsure if the seasonic one ive linked will be ok what do you think?

 
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I agree seasonic are my no.1 choice but on this site http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
it says to allow for -quote Electrolytic capacitor aging. When used heavily or over an extended period of time (1+ years) a power supply will slowly lose some of its initial wattage capacity. We recommend you add 10-20% if you plan to keep your PSU for more than 1 year, or 20-30% for 24/7 usage and 1+ years.- end quote
so when i factor that in im not sure i dont need a little over the top
 
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Links for UK Prices

EVGA SuperNOVA G2 100W http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g21000xr (Tier 1)

XFX XXX 850W http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1850xxxb9 (AFAIK Made by Seasonic, Tier 1)

Be Quiet! Power Zone 100W http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-power-supply-bn213 (Tier 2)

Super Flower Leadex Gold 850W http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/super-flower-power-supply-sf850f14mg 1000W http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/super-flower-power-supply-sf1000f14mg (Tier 1)
 
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The R9 280x tdp is 250W at full load. So with two that's 500W. I don't know what processor you are running, but an i7 won't break 90W. So a 850W PSU leaves you with 260W for the rest of the system. That's still a lot of room. That said, personally I'd get a 900W-1000W. It is overkill but that's what I'd do.
 
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thanks for that appreiate it feel i need 1000 wat for peace of mind but the price bump is a bit too much i can get the seasonic i linked for £80 but just not sure if 850 is enough as time goes by

 
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If you can find the extra £21 get the Be Quiet! unit
 
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yh i looked that one earlier even watched a linus review on it lol its tier 2 which aint ideal but i spose thats why its the cheaper option
 
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It's made by FSP. They are hit and miss, but this unit being looked at is great quality. If you're on a budget, I'd take it. But if you can dish out the quids, go for the supernova, that is an amazing PSU.
 
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confused ? me ? no !! lol ill have to have a google at superflower and fsp like the price of the be quiet but dont want to cut a corner that shouldnt be cut for 30 quid thanks guys your all winners so ill let the missus pick a random for the solution
 
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