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I need a power supply upgrade, but I don't know whether I should get a 1050 watt or a 1200 watt unit. I have a 6950 xt and a 3700x, and and the total power draw is theoretically 620 watts, and I know that the general rule of thumb is double the total wattage of the system. However, I have been thinking about upgrading my CPU whenever I find a good deal on a CPU MOBO combo or something, and I don't know what to expect with power draw from next-gen CPUs. The 1050W unit PSU is $30 cheaper. This is the PSU that I was thinking about: https://www.thermaltakeusa.com/toughpower-gf-a3-gold-1050w-tt-premium-edition.html

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18 minutes ago, dat long boi said:

I need a power supply upgrade, but I don't know whether I should get a 1050 watt or a 1200 watt unit. I have a 6950 xt and a 3700x, and and the total power draw is theoretically 620 watts, and I know that the general rule of thumb is double the total wattage of the system. However, I have been thinking about upgrading my CPU whenever I find a good deal on a CPU MOBO combo or something, and I don't know what to expect with power draw from next-gen CPUs. The 1050W unit PSU is $30 cheaper. This is the PSU that I was thinking about: https://www.thermaltakeusa.com/toughpower-gf-a3-gold-1050w-tt-premium-edition.html

Never heard the rule of dumb is to double the wattage... Thats just out right false.  You will be fine with a 850w PSU but if you wanna go 1000w+ sure.  Quality 850w over c tier 1000w any day. ( not saying that the Thermaltake GFA3 is a C tier PSU, just saying )
The Thermaltake 1050w you listed will be more than fine, you could run a 7900x and a 4090 on that.

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https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HXjBD3/thermaltake-toughpower-gf3-tt-premium-1000-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ps-tpd-1000fnfagu-4 this is an a tier psu according to cultists

you dont need an aio for anything but i9 cpus or heavy oc jobs just get an nh-d15 or peerless assassin

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1 minute ago, Hinjima said:

Never heard the term that you need to double the wattage..

i believe op means 150w of headroom?

you dont need an aio for anything but i9 cpus or heavy oc jobs just get an nh-d15 or peerless assassin

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Just now, Hinjima said:

He writes : double the total wattage of the system.

hm i mean i thought it was at least 150 w not double the sytem wattage

you dont need an aio for anything but i9 cpus or heavy oc jobs just get an nh-d15 or peerless assassin

MARK THE SOLUTION AS SOLUTION

 

 

i am 14 so i may be wrong sometimes

 

@Bob__ is a w

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10 minutes ago, dat long boi said:

I need a power supply upgrade, but I don't know whether I should get a 1050 watt or a 1200 watt unit. I have a 6950 xt and a 3700x, and and the total power draw is theoretically 620 watts, and I know that the general rule of thumb is double the total wattage of the system. However, I have been thinking about upgrading my CPU whenever I find a good deal on a CPU MOBO combo or something, and I don't know what to expect with power draw from next-gen CPUs. The 1050W unit PSU is $30 cheaper. This is the PSU that I was thinking about: https://www.thermaltakeusa.com/toughpower-gf-a3-gold-1050w-tt-premium-edition.html

Whose rule is that?!

 

Cooler Master has a PSU calculator, and if you enter in your other components at PCPartPicker, it will tell you how much power you're going to draw under load. I generally go for the higher of those two numbers +100W or +10%, whichever's higher. That should keep your PSU right in the middle of its efficiency curve. Problem is that you can curve a PSU as crazily as you want, but if it's an arson box, it's an arson box no matter the wattage.

I enjoy buying junk and sinking more money than it's worth into it to make it less junk.

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Just now, aisle9 said:

Whose rule is that?!

 

Cooler Master has a PSU calculator, and if you enter in your other components at PCPartPicker, it will tell you how much power you're going to draw under load. I generally go for the higher of those two numbers +100W or +10%, whichever's higher. That should keep your PSU right in the middle of its efficiency curve. Problem is that you can curve a PSU as crazily as you want, but if it's an arson box, it's an arson box no matter the wattage.

*blowtorch noises intensify*

you dont need an aio for anything but i9 cpus or heavy oc jobs just get an nh-d15 or peerless assassin

MARK THE SOLUTION AS SOLUTION

 

 

i am 14 so i may be wrong sometimes

 

@Bob__ is a w

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, spaghet rat said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HXjBD3/thermaltake-toughpower-gf3-tt-premium-1000-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ps-tpd-1000fnfagu-4 this is an a tier psu according to cultists

this unit is a bit overkill but reasonably priced for a 100w unit and has good reviews

you dont need an aio for anything but i9 cpus or heavy oc jobs just get an nh-d15 or peerless assassin

MARK THE SOLUTION AS SOLUTION

 

 

i am 14 so i may be wrong sometimes

 

@Bob__ is a w

 

 

 

 

 

 

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if your total power draw should hit 620watts then a perfect partner would be an 850watt PSU.

However with the increased demand Intel AMD and Nvidiea are all making on power draw over time the transient spikes are the only area where 

it is possible that a PSU might trip and the PC has a hard shutdown.

With that in mind and despite the 2nd gen improvements of each cycle that are made. Looking at the last release of AMD CPU power efficiency and the latest release of Nvidea GPUs where the power draw has been improved I would say if I were to build a high end rig today I would probably go for a Good Quality 1000w

 

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59 minutes ago, spaghet rat said:

this unit is a bit overkill but reasonably priced for a 100w unit and has good reviews

Yeah ive always heard 20-25% but I generally go 25% so I have an upgrade path that does not include the psu until I switch out the mobo.

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3 minutes ago, phatrattyy said:

Yeah ive always heard 20-25% but I generally go 25% so I have an upgrade path that does not include the psu until I switch out the mobo.

good idea also i just noticed the typo its 1000w notm100 lmao

you dont need an aio for anything but i9 cpus or heavy oc jobs just get an nh-d15 or peerless assassin

MARK THE SOLUTION AS SOLUTION

 

 

i am 14 so i may be wrong sometimes

 

@Bob__ is a w

 

 

 

 

 

 

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