is 850W enough

[johnno124]

As the title suggests, i want to know if 850W PSU will be adequate for running a 13600KF and 4070Ti Strix. Ive tried a few calculators. Some which say to go 850 and others say to go 1000W.

Is there a Benefit if a get the higher wattage?

[rippy4500]

An 850w will be more than enough, you should be able to get by with a high quality 750w unit.

 

1000w is overkill unless you plan on using super high power hardware like an i9 and a 4090.

[RONOTHAN##]

A good 850W should be fine for that pairing. I'd only really say aim for a 1000W unit if you're going for HEDT stuff and/or a 4090, though even then a good 850W should probably be OK. Granted, occasionally there can be deals on the higher wattage units (especially since Black Friday is coming up, and PSUs do usually go on decent sales), so it's not unheard of for 1000W+ units to be cheaper than 850W units if they're on a good enough sale, and in that case you might as well get the higher wattage unit (it's why I'm running a 1300W PSU, it's far from necessary but it was the same price as an 850W so why not?). 

 

Granted, make sure the 850W unit you're getting is well rated. Just because the wattage is high doesn't mean the unit is actually good. 

[johnno124]

1 hour ago, RONOTHAN## said:

A good 850W should be fine for that pairing. I'd only really say aim for a 1000W unit if you're going for HEDT stuff and/or a 4090, though even then a good 850W should probably be OK. Granted, occasionally there can be deals on the higher wattage units (especially since Black Friday is coming up, and PSUs do usually go on decent sales), so it's not unheard of for 1000W+ units to be cheaper than 850W units if they're on a good enough sale, and in that case you might as well get the higher wattage unit (it's why I'm running a 1300W PSU, it's far from necessary but it was the same price as an 850W so why not?). 

 

Granted, make sure the 850W unit you're getting is well rated. Just because the wattage is high doesn't mean the unit is actually good. 

Do you have some reccommendations?, The GPU says it needs 3 PCI-E connectors that are seperate and not daisy chained for the 12VHWP adaptor, but most of the 850W only seem to have 2 cables

[RONOTHAN##]

26 minutes ago, johnno124 said:

Do you have some reccommendations?, The GPU says it needs 3 PCI-E connectors that are seperate and not daisy chained for the 12VHWP adaptor, but most of the 850W only seem to have 2 cables

You should probably aim for a PSU that has a native 12VHWP connector instead, there are many available. Currently in the US the cheapest one that's pretty well rated is the MSI A850GL PCIE5, though there are many options if you're someone else. 

[johnno124]

5 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

You should probably aim for a PSU that has a native 12VHWP connector instead, there are many available. Currently in the US the cheapest one that's pretty well rated is the MSI A850GL PCIE5, though there are many options if you're someone else. 

Ok no worries, I had heard stories that the native 12VHWP had issues. will look into that then