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Selecting a Power Supply That Suits Your Hardware
An awesome PC needs an awesome power-supply unit (PSU) to deliver the
juice to some seriously power-hungry hardware. Because we are going to be
using a fast processor and an even faster graphics card, we need a power
supply that can handle the load that this computing hardware will demand.
And because a good power supply is a relatively expensive investment, we
need our purchase to cover future electricity demands.
For example, when you're ready to pair two or more powerful graphics cards
for even greater graphic resolution and performance, your power requirements
will elevate considerably. If you initially install a PSU incapable of handling
this revised configuration, you would have to not only absorb the added cost
of a PSU replacement, but also disassemble nearly your entire rig to reconnect
all the replacement power cables to the components.
We are going to save our future selves a lot of unnecessary headaches and
expenses and buy a PSU that will easily satisfy our equipment today while
supporting a great deal of future hardware additions. I recommend going with
the Corsair RM850 850-watt power supply.
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The RM850 is 80 PLUS Gold
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