How Much Power Will I need

desmondooooo

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How much power will I need for SLI 780s? I plan to buy one in the meantime and possibly go SLI in the future, so I want to get a sufficient PSU in the meantime.
 
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With no overclocking go with 850w.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $119.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 14:43 EDT-0400


With overclocking go with 1000w for plenty of headroom , these are high quality units made by the best = Super Flower.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $163.98
Prices include...

Dark Lord of Tech

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With no overclocking go with 850w.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $119.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 14:43 EDT-0400


With overclocking go with 1000w for plenty of headroom , these are high quality units made by the best = Super Flower.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $163.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-09 14:45 EDT-0400
 
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