860W 80+Platinum vs 1000W 80+ Gold

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Ghollis34

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I am looking at buying a new power supply. I saw these two power supplies:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AO0YRMI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FLVIQQ8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

I was wondering which one would be better for my computer. And whether the efficiency is worth the loss of 140W?
Specs:
i7 4790k 4.4GHz
Corsair h100i
MSI z97 Gaming G45
SLI GTX MSI 970
1TB hard drive
256GB SSD
5 140mm Case fans
Thanks!
 
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zeyuanfu
You would be better off going with the 860 watt one as it has better efficiency and since you cannot run 3-way SLI on Z97/LGA 1150, so you can only run 2-way SLI. The recommended wattage for that is 750 watts, so you have a bit of headroom. Go for it!
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You would be better off going with the 860 watt one as it has better efficiency and since you cannot run 3-way SLI on Z97/LGA 1150, so you can only run 2-way SLI. The recommended wattage for that is 750 watts, so you have a bit of headroom. Go for it!
 
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Ghollis34

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Thank you!!
 
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Will the 860W allow for enough power when overclocking?
 
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No problem!
Yes, 860 watts will be plenty for overclocking. don`t worry. Overclocking only takes about 10-30 watts more power, so you`re going to be fine.
 
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