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Does my 1000 watt 80gold+ (90% efficient) PSU pull 1111 watts, 1000 watts, or 900 watts from my wall receptacle at 100% load?

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Does my 1000 watt 80gold+ (90% efficient) PSU pull 1111 watts, 1000 watts, or 900 watts from my wall receptacle at 100% load? When I plug my 200 watt video card into one of the PCIe power connectors... is it pulling 222, 200 or 180 watts from the PSU? Why does my PSU claim 1000 watts continuous and…

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The answer form @AndrejaKo is very good and detailed but I feel it is a little complex so I'll try to answer the question as simple as possible: The important things to know: The 80gold+ rating guaranties 90%+ efficiency between 20% and 80% of its c…

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