Question Should I invest in a 1000w PSU?

[treptile]

Around 2013, I bought my first PC setup at GTX 970 and 650W PSU

10 years have pass by and just this past week, I've upgraded to a 3070ti and the 650W PSU still works with it ... but I would like to also upgrade my PSU for safety and perfomance. I was looking to get a 850W but I was unsure...

I'm 80% sure that I probably won't need to upgrade for another 8/10 years but I would like to ask for other peoples opinions and see what they say.

I mean, I saw this meme were we might need to plug our GPUs directly into the power socket in the future...

 

[Why_Me]

If you game at 4K while desiring high frames per second then it might not be a bad idea.

 

[--SID--]

What's the brand and model of the PSU?

 

[treptile]

What's the brand and model of the PSU?

Any of the Tier A 1000W psu, probably the NZXT c1000 since its the cheapest right now, I feel like down the line in maybe 20/30 years I could resell the thing if need be, but im probably thinking to far ahead

But as of right now Im just wondering if I would need it for the next generation of GPUs that might require more power within the next 10 years if I do so need to upgrade..

 

[--SID--]

The brand and model of your current 650w PSU I mean.

 

[Nighthawk117]

feel like down the line in maybe 20/30 years I could resell the thing if need be, but im

Will be irrelevant in that time frame.

I would need it for the next generation of GPUs that might require more power within the next 10 years if I do so need to upgrade..

More realistic, for reference I bought a 1000W Seasonic GX Gold PSU for peace of mind when I upgraded a couple of years ago.

 

[treptile]

The brand and model of your current 650w PSU I mean.

its a EVGA 650W GS 80 GOLD I believe

 

[geofelt]

Times change.
It is probably not a good idea to change out your psu prematurely.
Yes, top graphics cards can draw lots of power and have high peaks.
But standards are changing so I would defer on the psu until you have a graphics card that actually needs the power.