pastrychef
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I also go with a better quality and higher wattage PSU because I plan on it lasting at least 7-8 years. Graphics cards get much more frequent upgrades and the higher end ones usually end up demanding more power. Look at the latest AMD and Nvidia cards just out and you can see that this is true.
Here's the wattage recommendation for a new RTX 3080
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For the RX 5700 XT it is 600W
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Yeah, efficiency seems to be an afterthought for GPUs nowadays. Just look at how many cards are triple slot now due to the need for gigantic heatsinks...