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5,4& of the people use multiple GPU's, but about 30% uses 750-850W PSU's.. What? That just doesn't make sense :P

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5,4& of the people use multiple GPU's, but about 30% uses 750-850W PSU's.. What? That just doesn't make sense :P

 

people always buy bigger PSUs than they need

 

I have an 850 in mine.. I was planning to get a second 780ti but never got around to it

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5,4& of the people use multiple GPU's, but about 30% uses 750-850W PSU's.. What? That just doesn't make sense :P

 

For nVidia cards an 850 is plenty for all but the highest end in SLI.   

I just did some calculations using this tool:

http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

 

with a standard 4790K system and dual 980s.   recommended power supply is 569 Watts.  

 

That is with no overclocking mind you.  But still not that high. 

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Absolutely fascinating data here. Thanks a lot. Now I need to compare this to Steam data.  

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5,4& of the people use multiple GPU's, but about 30% uses 750-850W PSU's.. What? That just doesn't make sense :P

PSU efficiency. 50% load is more or less the sweet spot.

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A single GPU PC reach about 400W while at full load. (mine does anyway...)

So getting a 750~850W PSU makes sense in that way. It also leaves enough room for upgrading later down the road and accounts for PSU degradation.

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So, I'm about average then.

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Prometheus (Main Rig)

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Laptop: 

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Intel Core i3-5005U, 8GB RAM, Crucial MX 100 128GB, Touch-Screen, Intel 7260 WiFi/Bluetooth card.

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TruPureX, Asus Zenwatch 3.

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Softmodded Fat PS2 w/ 80GB HDD, and a Dreamcast.

 

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