Build an Awesome PC, 2014 Edition

Selecting a Power Supply That Suits Your Hardware

An awesome PC needs an awesome power-supply unit (PSU) to deliver the juice to some seriously power-hungry hardware. Because we are going to be using a fast processor and an even faster graphics card, we need a power supply that can handle the load that this computing hardware will demand. And because a good power supply is a relatively expensive investment, we need our purchase to cover future electricity demands.

For example, when you’re ready to pair two or more powerful graphics cards for even greater graphic resolution and performance, your power requirements will elevate considerably. If you initially install a PSU incapable of handling this revised configuration, you would have to not ...