AX760 vs AX860

[azzo]

Hi guys, stuck in a dilemma here. 

 

The price difference between AX760 and AX 860 (No i) is $10. 

 

However, i never planned to go SLI, so i never think i'll need that overheard. Should i spend a little extra for that 100watts overheard? 

[ChillKyle]

That extra 10$ to spend on the PSU is always good if you plan on keeping that power supply for quite a long time, especially since power supplies tend to lose power over time.

[Fate]

Yea I think you should spend the extra $10

Remember that just because your power supply is a higher wattage that doesn't mean it's going to be drawing more watts

[JoshM]

Mate it's $10 and definitely worth it 

[ForeseenVisionz]

Really $10 for 100WATTS??? that's a no brainer obviously go for it.

[MarvinKurzweil]

Yea I think you should spend the extra $10

Remember that just because your power supply is a higher wattage that doesn't mean it's going to be drawing more watts

 

yea but depends wich components he's using. because if it's rig has a low power consumption,getting a psu with higher wattage could reduce the efficiency of the system

[rhyseyness]

yea but depends wich components he's using. because if it's rig has a low power consumption,getting a psu with higher wattage could reduce the efficiency of the system

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Getting the low wattage supply could cause him to save >$10 in electricity bills over the higher wattage.

If he has the supply for a long time, even more so.

With the power consumption of components continuing to fall too, it would be silly to buy a higher rated supply than is necessary.

OP, if you're never gonna SLI/Xfire, I'd buy the 760W version.

It will be cheaper in electricity

[WoodenMarker]

Nooo.

If you're going single gpu, a good 550w would be plenty already. 

[Pauloboss]

860 for more 10 bucks you should do it, as Ive been told inumerous times it's rather better to spend a bit more then spend a lot more after some time