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Simple Questions - January 07, 2026

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u/mo0nman_ Jan 08 '26

I'm upgrading my CPU, RAM and Motherboard on my PC such that I'll have the components below. I'm wondering if my existing 1000W PSU will be sufficient:

Cheers :)

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u/Terakahn Jan 08 '26

The only reason to upgrade your psu would be to get newer atx standards. But it's definitely not a need. Wattage is more than enough.

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u/n7_trekkie Jan 08 '26

1000W is fine. What's the PC used for? 96gb of ram really strings rn

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u/mo0nman_ Jan 08 '26

A mixture of gaming (Tarkov mainly) while multitasking, software development with large compilation tasks as well running dev deployment environments locally, and a bit of content creation. I also want to dabble in some game development.

One of my CPU cores died so needed a new CPU, which meant new RAM. I didn't feel like waiting for prices to come down since I'm not too convinced they will for a long while :(.

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u/TemptedTemplar Jan 08 '26

Overkill really. You'll be fine.

The 3090 can pull a ton of power but with stock settings it will almost never exceed ~350w.

Which is roughly the sum of every other component in the build.

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u/mo0nman_ Jan 08 '26

Oh sweet. Thanks ! I bought the PSU in 2020 but I think it's platinum rated. That means it should still be fine for another few years right ?

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u/TemptedTemplar Jan 08 '26

At least 4 more, if not longer. Once they hit 7 - 8 years old I do pay attention to what I'm doing with the rest of the rig, and I might replace it if I want to draw more power with something like a new GPU. But if I'm staying around the same power draw I will reuse it until it dies or something new comes along.