1440p gaming pc.

[Sunny and 75]

this over fixation with efficiency is pointless - not to mention many brands "cheat" to get that certificate (only pass for platinum in certain specific areas/scenarios)
real reviews than unveil that even some gold units are virtually "platinum" and some platinum units should maybe be gold
or that some bronze units could pass for gold with just a bit of tweaking .
again it is not like it is saving you tons of money on the bill - we are talking literal pennies monthly here ...

the most important things are the quality of components and longevity not efficiency .
when it comes to efficiency the differences between great units in 2025 are truly negligible .
(some brand may use lower quality components but focus on high effiency from the engineering stand point as the selling point of their unit , but that will only hold when the unit is new ,
one or two years after usage this unit may degrade to gold or even bronze if the components are not good enough)
also platinum and titanium units usually cost premium price so anything you would save on an electric bill in the next 10 years is basically negated right off the bat .

I hear you.

So you can save what, 10kw over a year compared to a Gold? If its even that. Efficiency is bullshit. Rather, just turn your rig off when you don't use it. The vast majority of energy is wasted in idle and during load, you'll probably be hard pressed to find a difference in energy draw.

I see you.

Gold+ it is then.

Spoiler

Instead of Platinum+

Just keep in mind what I said about SSD's without cache and make sure you have a good amount of space free on the drive if you don't want performance to go down some go download lower than sata ssd speeds when they are filled up.

No kiddin'

Grab a Lexar NM790. Excellent drive

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We need more affordable 4-16TB NVMe(s), please!

The more you fill up any drive the slower it gets, besides Optane.

Gotcha (Saluting face emoji)

 

[nomdeplume]

@Sunny and 75

Was trying to offer abbreviated topical response earlier. You know, and I know, many all out efforts shoot for Platinum. Standards (rev.) and labels don't tell the whole story once you look a bit deeper though. For general consumption that was the point I hoped to get across without being contrary.

 

[Sunny and 75]

without being contrary.

Not at all.

My first PSU was 80 Plus Bronze rated. It does still work flawlessly.

Standards (rev.) and labels don't tell the whole story once you look a bit deeper though.

Deeper we go