Is my chosen psu overkill ? EVGA SUPERNOVA 1000 G2

[pitprok]

Im currently building the following build.
Intel I7 4770k
SLI Sapphire r9 290's
16gb RAM
coolermaster 212 evo for cooling
around 4 case fans

 

The Sapphire cards are already OC'd but in the future ill try to see if they can be OC'd more
Im going to OC the CPU to 4,5-4,5 ghz

Btw I read somewhere that if the psu is too "big", there is a chance that if it breaks, its could fry your equipment. Is it true ?

 

PSU

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=120-G2-1000-XR

 

[Nup]

I haven't heard that about psu's breaking because they don't have to work enough. 

 

Anyhow. that pus is well overkill an 800 watt would do you very very nicely. 

[Cpt. Shadows]

I'm pretty certain no PSU should fry your components for having too much wattage..

[Tedster]

Sounds about right to me.

[NeatSquidYT]

Very overkill. The only bad thing about putting in EXTREMELY overkill PSUs is the loss of efficiency and money.

[NeatSquidYT]

Sounds about right to me.

No it's not. It's overkill, but won't fry a PC

[JAKEBAB]

It's overkill but if the 850w or whatever is only $30 cheaper id just stick with it.

[SuperPug]

Not thaaaat overkill but an 850W would suffice by far.

[givingtnt]

Get the 750w or 850w model and call it a dat. 1000w is way too much and useless

[Tedster]

No it's not. It's overkill, but won't fry a PC

2x290s...and headroom...

[pitprok]

Get the 750w or 850w model and call it a dat. 1000w is way too much and useless

 

 

Not thaaaat overkill but an 850W would suffice by far.

 

 

It's overkill but if the 850w or whatever is only $30 cheaper id just stick with it.

 

 

I haven't heard that about psu's breaking because they don't have to work enough. 

 

Anyhow. that pus is well overkill an 800 watt would do you very very nicely. 

Since its not damaging my components, keep in mind that it costs 150$ while the 850w is like 25$ cheaper.

So should i go with the cheaper one or get the 1000 (since it has a high quality i imagine that i'll be able to use it an a future build after the one i mentioned is outdated)

[givingtnt]

Since its not damaging my components, keep in mind that it costs 150$ while the 850w is like 25$ cheaper.

So should i go with the cheaper one or get the 1000 (since it has a high quality i imagine that i'll be able to use it an a future build after the one i mentioned is outdated)

I missed the sli(CROSSFIRE)

Part. Bvm what i said. Get the 1000W psu

[SuperPug]

Since its not damaging my components, keep in mind that it costs 150$ while the 850w is like 25$ cheaper.

So should i go with the cheaper one or get the 1000 (since it has a high quality i imagine that i'll be able to use it an a future build after the one i mentioned is outdated)

 

If the difference is that small get the 1000W. PSU's highest efficiency is at 50% load so the 1000W will be slightly more efficient than the 850W (not that you'd notice really)

[JAKEBAB]

Since its not damaging my components, keep in mind that it costs 150$ while the 850w is like 25$ cheaper.

So should i go with the cheaper one or get the 1000 (since it has a high quality i imagine that i'll be able to use it an a future build after the one i mentioned is outdated)

If it's only $25 just keep it.

[Nup]

Since its not damaging my components, keep in mind that it costs 150$ while the 850w is like 25$ cheaper.

So should i go with the cheaper one or get the 1000 (since it has a high quality i imagine that i'll be able to use it an a future build after the one i mentioned is outdated)

 

get the cheaper 850, so long as it has at least 80+ bronze certification. 

 

The 1000 watt one wont give many benefits, it may be more efficient, but if you really want efficiency you can grab a gold 850w psu. 

[pitprok]

get the cheaper 850, so long as it has at least 80+ bronze certification. 

 

The 1000 watt one wont give many benefits, it may be more efficient, but if you really want efficiency you can grab a gold 850w psu. 

both evga 80+ gold

[NeatSquidYT]

2x290s...and headroom...

Oh right, you were talking about the overkill thing. I still think a decent 850W would be fine

[Guest]

both evga 80+ gold

The 1000W G2 doesn't have eco fan mode that you get with the 850W version. So the fan on the 1000W G2 model will spin 100% of the time. Not a huge deal but worth knowing about.

 

If you wanted eco mode on the 1000W you would need the P2 version.