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how "future proof" is 750 w psu?

Aceface

i know future proof is a stupid term because you can never know what the future holds. but if anyone with a lot of knowledge who is better at predicting about systems, do you think in the future you will require over 750 w psu for top end single card gpus and cpus?

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Call it future resistant than future proof.

 

Outside of some insane dual GPU single cards, power requirements are not likely to exceed 750W for a single CPU + single GPU system. Not even if doing insane overclocks...

 

750W might get a bit tight if you want to heavily overclock a dual GPU arrangement.

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What is the PSU? 750W is more than enough for 2 GPUs, but the PSU may not be good enough though.

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With most single GPU systems pulling about 200W, I'd say you're going to need about 3 GPU to start taxing it. You'd be better served getting a higher-quality 550W and allocating the savings towards a better component elsewhere.

 

For reference, my PC pulls 370W (from the wall) max when running IBT, Kombuster, and Crystaldisk concurrently and only about 300W when gaming.

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It's highly unlikely you'd need more than a good 550w for any single GPU and CPU system in the near future. 750w is over the top if you don't plan of using lots of power hungry components. 

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9 hours ago, Aceface said:

i know future proof is a stupid term because you can never know what the future holds. but if anyone with a lot of knowledge who is better at predicting about systems, do you think in the future you will require over 750 w psu for top end single card gpus and cpus?

750W is the recommended guideline for most SLI/Crossfire systemsso it's pretty futureproof if cards get more power efficient. I wouldn't hold my breath that they'll use drastically less power anytime soon as Pascal cards use more power than Maxwell ones, but the general trend seems to be heading towards draining less power.

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1 hour ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

750W is the recommended guideline for most SLI/Crossfire systemsso it's pretty futureproof if cards get more power efficient. I wouldn't hold my breath that they'll use drastically less power anytime soon as Pascal cards use more power than Maxwell ones, but the general trend seems to be heading towards draining less power.

I get the feeling that Nvidia is going for more efficiency but putting that efficiency into more power. Just a feeling. No evidence of it... yet.

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I got the cx750m which I have in my current pc. planning to use it for my next build as it has served me well.

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28 minutes ago, Aceface said:

I got the cx750m which I have in my current pc. planning to use it for my next build as it has served me well.

The CX 750M is not great, that said it isn't bad either. What are you planning to run off it?

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