PSU

A Gold PSU's efficiency saves a typical gaming PC only a few dollars a year over Bronze, so the badge alone rarely pays for itself. Here is what 80 Plus actually certifies, and the real reasons to pay for Gold.

NVIDIA's recommended PSU runs from 550W for an RTX 5060 to 1000W for a 5090. Here is the real wattage each RTX 50-series card needs, and the one card where you should not go below the number.