https://pcper.com/2023/10/a-guide-for-new-psu-shoppers/ A Leader in PC Hardware Reviews and News Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:57:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://pcper.com/2023/10/a-guide-for-new-psu-shoppers/comment-page-1/#comment-245717 Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:57:34 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=280327#comment-245717 After saying for most people 650 watts would be enough starting the conversation at 850 watts seems like overkill. AMD makes a number of 65 watt TDP CPUs and anything except out of sight GPUs ($800-$1000) doesn’t work for mainstream gaming. In addition, making it sound like you need Titanium efficiency rating on your CPU really raising the cost of the system. There are many 650-750 watt 80+ Gold power supplies from High Quality vendors that work just fine for a large majority of users. This insane push for Titanium and Platinum rated power supplies as a necessity for a quality system is crazy (just like the market for GPUs is finally approaching sanity.

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