10 years ago, anything over 850W (assuming the PSU itself is of good quality) was silly.
But if you're in the market for a new PSU anyway, and with the upgrade horizon of PSUs typically being about 10 years, shouldn't we be recommending triple-digit wattages?
We've already seen where things are going with the kind of power draw that 3090 has. Some have reported spikes of up to 815ish watts. Now with alleged 6Ghz oc capabilities of Zen 3, CPUs are continuing to get more powerful quicker too. I mean sure you can expect to ugprade your other components in around 5-6 years, but you're literally throwing half your money away if you upgrade your PSU in that kind of time frame. I don't think it's a stretch at all to see 850W being the new minimum in the next 5-6 years.
But if you're in the market for a new PSU anyway, and with the upgrade horizon of PSUs typically being about 10 years, shouldn't we be recommending triple-digit wattages?
We've already seen where things are going with the kind of power draw that 3090 has. Some have reported spikes of up to 815ish watts. Now with alleged 6Ghz oc capabilities of Zen 3, CPUs are continuing to get more powerful quicker too. I mean sure you can expect to ugprade your other components in around 5-6 years, but you're literally throwing half your money away if you upgrade your PSU in that kind of time frame. I don't think it's a stretch at all to see 850W being the new minimum in the next 5-6 years.