GTX 580 question

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Originally Posted by Jatta Raso

550W and GTX580?? you're pushing your luck... corsair is a great brand but VX is entry series, with that power output i doubt you've ever played any really GPU-intensive game without any issue, talking Crysis 1&2, Witcher 2, Metro... CLoD won't crash, but then again it never really pushed the GPU that hard

anyway, using Prime95 (really?...) 3Dmark, FurMark, or WhatEverMark to measure extreme gaming power needs, that's exactly what i would call 'foggy'... no harm intended but i think you're misleading the OP

You're right mate, FurMark is not realistic, it pushes too much the PC with respect to a video game. It's not realistic, but on the excess side.
On my PC? Crysis 1 and Witcher 1, no problem. Full detail. And CloD is not a GPU intensive game? You are kidding. Anyway go for 1200 W, if you like, or whatever. And trust PSU manufacturers' "calculators", whose goal is just to sell you extra copper and increase margins.
BTW I would be happy to see some measurements, instead of the usual blabla. Measurements like these ones, for instance:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...,2699-15.html#

And look at the peak power, with Crysis @2560x1600, on an OC'ed i7920 with a GTX295 OC'ed, notoriously an energy hog vid card. What? ONLY 440W? So, no harm intended, but who's misleading who?

No really guys, be serious, and use your head ...