I know this question has been beaten to death, but I've got a question(s) regarding these 2 particular PSUs: I'm building my 2nd rig - gaming machine. I've been converted by this site to spend the money necessary to support the quality items in your rig - no more Thermaltake $50 w/rebate bronze series (which I have in my first build - but that's a more mainstream system.
The choices: EVGA G2 850 watts vs. Corsair RMi 850 watts. I'd like to have as much flexibility as possible - going later with an SLI setup maybe, with high end cards. (Or, I may just go for one of the 1080 series.)
The rig: Intel 5830k cpu, MSI 980 ti (I have one, I may end up with 2 in sli), Gigabyte x99p Sli motherboard, lots of fans (don't like liquid coolant) - but I *do* want the option of over-clocking w/air, Corsair LPX 3000 memory - 32 gb in an 8x4 configuration, Antec 1100 case.
So - Johnny Guru rates both gold PSW's as 9.9. - and 'tier 1' I think. There's a $20 difference between them (they're a bit on sale at the moment.) I'm a bit concerned, having read that an over-powered psu actually adds heat to the system, the 'unused' part causing it at lower power loads. I think/know I've overpowered this system if I just stick to one GPU, but I'm not certain of that assertion. But if it's correct, it may apply to the system I'll start off with, likely with the 980 ti as the GPU.)
So - thoughts about which PSU to go with? Is the underpower/heat issue a concern? Is the rig powerful enough to do an SLI, maybe even a nasty 980 ti x 2 (I really think it's more likely I'll just end up with a 1080 - but I can't get anyone to buy my unopened 980 ti since the 1080's came out.) Thanks so much in advance.
So - which one to go with +$20 for the RMi corsair, or the EVGA G2? Or doesn't it matter. TIA.
The choices: EVGA G2 850 watts vs. Corsair RMi 850 watts. I'd like to have as much flexibility as possible - going later with an SLI setup maybe, with high end cards. (Or, I may just go for one of the 1080 series.)
The rig: Intel 5830k cpu, MSI 980 ti (I have one, I may end up with 2 in sli), Gigabyte x99p Sli motherboard, lots of fans (don't like liquid coolant) - but I *do* want the option of over-clocking w/air, Corsair LPX 3000 memory - 32 gb in an 8x4 configuration, Antec 1100 case.
So - Johnny Guru rates both gold PSW's as 9.9. - and 'tier 1' I think. There's a $20 difference between them (they're a bit on sale at the moment.) I'm a bit concerned, having read that an over-powered psu actually adds heat to the system, the 'unused' part causing it at lower power loads. I think/know I've overpowered this system if I just stick to one GPU, but I'm not certain of that assertion. But if it's correct, it may apply to the system I'll start off with, likely with the 980 ti as the GPU.)
So - thoughts about which PSU to go with? Is the underpower/heat issue a concern? Is the rig powerful enough to do an SLI, maybe even a nasty 980 ti x 2 (I really think it's more likely I'll just end up with a 1080 - but I can't get anyone to buy my unopened 980 ti since the 1080's came out.) Thanks so much in advance.
So - which one to go with +$20 for the RMi corsair, or the EVGA G2? Or doesn't it matter. TIA.