A stupid question on PSU's
This is gonna sound a bit complicated, so bear with me...
No. Your computer will use as much power on a 500W PSU as it would an 800W PSU, a 1000W PSU or even a 1500W PSU.
There are, however, two things to note.
Firstly, using a power supply whose rated output is significantly greater than that of the computer itself (like, over twice, if not three times as much output as you need), then you will see reduced efficiency.
Secondly, it's always a good idea to get just a bit more than what you need for a power supply. This may sound contradictory to the last point, but it allows for growing room, should you ever want to put more powerful hardware in, and ultimately, it doesn't hurt to have a bit more juice in your PSU than what you need. Though again, three times the juice you need means wasted juice. Insert more juicy analogies here.
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