If I put, say, a 1000W PSU in a PC that will only be drawing about 250 watts from the wall, will the PSU eventually kill my PC?
Some people tell me that it will and others say that it'll simply cost more and won't harm your PC. What's the truth?
If I put, say, a 1000W PSU in a PC that will only be drawing about 250 watts from the wall...
Adam Walker
David Thomas
You'll be running the PSU way outside its optimal efficiency range, but it killing your PC is bullshit.
Chase Brown
No but your psu will be resisting a lot of electricity and thus you will be spending a lot of money on electricity.
Julian Martin
What if I live in the ghetto and don't pay for electricity?
Isaiah Rivera
Then it's the perfect psu/middle finger to your land lords for you
Lincoln Bennett
It don't mater. It could be 3000w. The computer's parts would only suck what it/they needed to run. The only way a psu could kill a computer or its parts is if you get some cheap ass one that costs like $20. (The way shit keeps ramping up, a 3000w psu will be here before we know it) (Anyone remember when 300w was standard?, now 700 + is pretty common)
Wyatt Ramirez
No lmao that's not how it works, that is a 1000W maximum. Power supplies are more efficient near 80% of their max. Look for yourself on the datasheet for your PSU
Jaxson Bell
get the prime ultra titanium
William Reed
Stupid question.
You could never afford that Seasonic.
Easton King
Honestly the reason I'm eyeballing a high-wattage PSU is future-proofing. I just don't want it to kill my PC. If it's going to kill my PC I'll go with a 650W.
Also does efficiency really matter if it's 80+ Titanium?