Inquiry regarding electricity usage by PSU
Inquiry regarding electricity usage by PSU
This Should be my last thread on the topic of power supply units
so:
Thread 1
is about how my pc is acting abnormally
Thread 2
is about me choosing one PSU from the 3 deals that I got
so what I need is:
- Get the PSU from a
LOCAL
and
REPUTABLE
computer shop
-
Avoid Shipping or delivery handled by the locals
here (they sucks, trust me on this)
- I could
personally pick it up on site
- a PSU that would allow me to run the
mid range card of 50 series
(5060 up to 5070 [5080 if somehow 5060 suffers the same fate as 4060 lol] )
- will
future proof
my rig to
2030
at the very least
so based on
Thread 2
my choices were:
-
Corsair RM850e ATX 3.0 (PCIe 5.0) Full Modular - Gold / PSU 850W ( $126.17)
-
be quiet! PURE POWER 12 M 850W - Fully Modular - PCIe 5.0 - 80+ Gold ($131.85)
-
ADATA XPG CORE REACTOR II 850G - 850W GOLD FULL MODULAR ($131.68)
Those were my 3 choices but somehow I found a good deal for a :
Super Flower Leadex VII Gold 1000W - SF-1000F14XG(BK) PCIe 5.0 Ready ($151.12)
NOTE: all the price above is discount applied price
this is actually a good deal for me but its a 1000W and it got all of my needed criteria with it, also yes I know this specific PSU do have a 850W version but I can only get it from a shaddy online listing so thats badluck on my side i guess lol
So
QUESTION
is, does it really matter if I get the 1000W of superflower VII?(actually someone helping me to confirm that the linked page is the same superflower VII that people told me about would really helpful,), I have been wondering how do PSU consume electricity, Is it based on the PSU having a high wattage itself or is it based on what my rig needs to run?
Extra Details(because why not and I think that I should just list it out since I gathered that kind of data as well lol):
- Corsair and be quiet! comes from
[SHOP A 277K online customer 4.9/5.0 Rating)
- ADATA comes from
[SHOP B 176.7K online customer 4.9/5.0 Rating)
- SUPERFLOWER comes from
[SHOP C 81.3K online customer 4.9/5.0 Rating)
all 3 shops is technically giants and well reputable here with shop A is the oldest one and shop C havint the fastest growth of all 3 shops, shop B has nothing interesting to note
PSUs will only supply the power required to run your setup. A 1000w or 850w unit doesn't deliver its full rating continuously. When your system needs just 500w, the PSU will provide that amount.
I suggest the Corsair. If it's not in stock, the Super Flower is a bit excessive.
I have a feeling the correct answer is similar to what you described—using a 1000W power supply with an extremely old system, such as a Ryzen 3 from the old generation plus a GTX 960, would consume roughly the same amount of electricity. However, I’m not entirely confident about this.
PSUs will only supply the power required to run your setup. A 1000w or 850w unit doesn't deliver its full rating continuously. When your system needs just 500w, the PSU will provide that amount.
I suggest the Corsair. If it's not in stock, the Super Flower is a bit excessive.
It depends on what your rig requires to operate. Consider the efficiency mentioned on the PSU's support page, which explains the power consumption from the wall.