Required Power Supply, would like advice.

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Alexandrious1

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So originally I was gonna use a EVGA 850W Supernova Gold Certified. But now that I am thinking of 2x GTX 1080 TI GPUs, I am not so sure on using it. I plan to OC my i7 7700k to 5.0GHZ, Im using 4266MHZ Ram, and then of course the 2x GTX 1080 TI Asus Rog Strix GPUs, and likely OC them 10-15 percent as well.

Can anyone recommend to me a good highly valued GPU? Im willing to spend up to 300 for one.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $109.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-22 19:32 EST-0500


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Corsair - 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $199.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-22 19:32 EST-0500
 
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Darkbreeze

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Yes, the G2 is a really, really good unit. Personally, I think you'd land more comfortably within the 60-80% of labeled peak capacity zone by using a 1000w unit, which would help to extend the life of the PSU, the noise level you'd regularly be having with the unit under demanding load situations and also the clear headroom you'd have for any spikes or unexpected fluctuations on any of the rails, but based strictly off average from the wall capacity needs the 850w unit would meet the necessity of the configuration and the G2 is a unit that can actually meet or exceed it's rated capacity and expectations.

If any 850w unit can do the job, then that one can. Any issues you might experience won't be likely to come as a result of that units quality or workmanship.

There IS however the factor of electrical deterioration on all electronic components that sit for long periods of time whether they are in use or not. This is commonly known as metal whiskering and capacitor degradation. You can find information on this with a simple Google search but suffice to say that pretty high quality components were used in that unit and it is unlikely you will have any problems for a long time. Hopefully you also registered that unit or have evidence of your proof of purchase from when you bought it so that in the event you DO have any issues with it, you can get the warranty honored.
 
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