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MSI PRO 850W A850PL PCIE5 80+ Platinum Fully Modular Gaming Power Supply
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Amazon has MSI PRO 850W A850PL PCIE5 80+ Platinum Fully Modular Gaming Power Supply on sale for $99.99. Shipping is free.
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Amazon has MSI PRO 1000W A1000PL PCIE5 80+ Platinum Fully Modular Gaming Power Supply on sale for $119.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member r3p3ro for finding this deal.
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- With 80 PLUS Platinum certification (up to 92% efficiency), this PSU is ideal for powering hardware with high energy demands, such as GPUs and CPUs.
- NATIVE 12V-2x6 CONNECTOR - Equipped with native 12V-2x6 PCIe connectors, it can deliver up to 600W of power to support PCIe 5.1 GPUs.
- DURABLE DESIGN - An LLC half-bridge with DC-to-DC converter and an active PFC design ensure a reliable output (OCP / OTP / OPP / SCP / OVP / UVP / SIP / NLO protection).
- COMPACT SIZE - A compact 150 mm-long and 150 mm-wide ATX form factor ensures a comfortable and easy fit in most PC cases. This frees up more space for cable management and airflow to the rest of the system.
- Embossed jacket cables included: 1 x ATX, 2 x EPS, 1 x 12V-2x6, 3 x PCIe, 2 x SATA / PERIPHERAL.
- 7 Year Warranty
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- Our research indicates that the MSI PRO 850W A850PL is $60 lower (37.5% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $159.99 at the time of this post.
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Amazon has MSI PRO 850W A850PL PCIE5 80+ Platinum Fully Modular Gaming Power Supply on sale for $99.99. Shipping is free.
Amazon has MSI PRO 1000W A1000PL PCIE5 80+ Platinum Fully Modular Gaming Power Supply on sale for $119.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member r3p3ro for finding this deal.
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Amazon has MSI PRO 1000W A1000PL PCIE5 80+ Platinum Fully Modular Gaming Power Supply on sale for $119.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member r3p3ro for finding this deal.
Product Details:
- With 80 PLUS Platinum certification (up to 92% efficiency), this PSU is ideal for powering hardware with high energy demands, such as GPUs and CPUs.
- NATIVE 12V-2x6 CONNECTOR - Equipped with native 12V-2x6 PCIe connectors, it can deliver up to 600W of power to support PCIe 5.1 GPUs.
- DURABLE DESIGN - An LLC half-bridge with DC-to-DC converter and an active PFC design ensure a reliable output (OCP / OTP / OPP / SCP / OVP / UVP / SIP / NLO protection).
- COMPACT SIZE - A compact 150 mm-long and 150 mm-wide ATX form factor ensures a comfortable and easy fit in most PC cases. This frees up more space for cable management and airflow to the rest of the system.
- Embossed jacket cables included: 1 x ATX, 2 x EPS, 1 x 12V-2x6, 3 x PCIe, 2 x SATA / PERIPHERAL.
- 7 Year Warranty
Editor's Notes
Written by Corwin | Staff- About this Deal:
- Our research indicates that the MSI PRO 850W A850PL is $60 lower (37.5% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $159.99 at the time of this post.
- While supplies / offer lasts.
- Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
- About this Store:
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available. -Corwin
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First, in 2026, you should not be buying any PSU that isn't ATX 3.1, ESPECIALLY as a gaming PSU. Why? This is a modern PSU standard built around higher transient power demands, it was was standardized specifically to deal with these modern GPUs that fluctuate power draw up and down like crazy. Think of it like this... your gaming GPU can suddenly jump from like 300W to 700W, to 400W, then 10 seconds later up to 800W. Power demands of GPUs fluctuate often and this can be extremely taxing, long-term, on your PSU. This helps with transient loads.
Second, and this is purely for self-builders that care about aesthetics, but FULLY MODULAR PSUs is a must-have for gamers. Why? Because most of us are buying towers nowadays with glass windows so we can see inside our towers. A modular PSU allows you to only connect the cables you are actually using. A non-modular PSU basically has all of the cables in a giant harness and they look very ugly as you twist this clump of cables out of the way. Want a stylized, clean, organized looking tower with great cable management? Fully Modular is not an option for a gamer. It adds no quality or power advantage at all. This is purely for aesthetics. The cool thing also, is it allows you to buy often better after-market cables with various colors. For example, my tower is white and black themed, and I have a fantastic PSU I got an amazing deal on, but it just had these boring black cables. So, I bought these super slick white cables that make my cable management feel so much more premium and cables were only like $35 extra maybe. Worth it for the aesthetics.
Third, 80 PLUS Gold or Platinum should be what you aim for as a gamer. This offers no better gaming performance, but as a gamer, you typically are drawing anywhere from 2x to 4x as much power to your computer than you would be not gaming. GPUs are power hungry. While it is not a huge difference at first, in the long run, it makes a difference. Gold means 90% energy efficient, and Platinum is 92%. Compare that to Bronze, which is 85% efficient. Doing the math, that means if you are pulling 600W from the wall, your Gold PSU is using 540W for power to your system, and 60W gets turned into heat, whilst a Bronze, at 85% efficiency, is turning 90W into heat inside the PSU. So, again, as a gamer, you want a more efficient PSU because you are using so much more electricity. Efficiency matters. You are wasting less, there is less heat in your PSU, this often results in quieter operation because of less heat waste, and the reality is this, Gold/Platinum rated stuff often comes with higher end components as they are higher-end PSUs. Not guaranteed, but your budget PSUs tend to also go cheaper on components as well. So, don't always assume Gold means it is better than Bronze, it might still be a cheap and crappy built PSU with cheap components. You need a master list to compare. I will give that at the end of this.
And finally, this is a 100% non-negotiable and necessary feature of a PSU that is for gamers. It must have native 12V-2x6 cable. Not all GPUs use this, but the top end GPUs all do. A high quality power supply can easily last you 10+ years without failing, so think to the future and future upgrades. Don't limit yourself because you didn't need it now. This is the current standard of the foreseeable future of all higher end GPUs. Make sure yours has this native support.
Anyway, if anyone wants to see, there is a widely used and updated "MASTER LIST" for PSUs with ratings and rankings, which you can find clicking here. [google.com]
This particular PSU by MSI actually gets a solid B+ score, which is very good, especially for this price.
So, in conclusion, are there gaming PSUs? Not really. It's a marketing gimmick. But, there are PSU features that gamers do want in their PSU. I hope this was helpful.
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First, in 2026, you should not be buying any PSU that isn't ATX 3.1, ESPECIALLY as a gaming PSU. Why? This is a modern PSU standard built around higher transient power demands, it was was standardized specifically to deal with these modern GPUs that fluctuate power draw up and down like crazy. Think of it like this... your gaming GPU can suddenly jump from like 300W to 700W, to 400W, then 10 seconds later up to 800W. Power demands of GPUs fluctuate often and this can be extremely taxing, long-term, on your PSU. This helps with transient loads.
Second, and this is purely for self-builders that care about aesthetics, but FULLY MODULAR PSUs is a must-have for gamers. Why? Because most of us are buying towers nowadays with glass windows so we can see inside our towers. A modular PSU allows you to only connect the cables you are actually using. A non-modular PSU basically has all of the cables in a giant harness and they look very ugly as you twist this clump of cables out of the way. Want a stylized, clean, organized looking tower with great cable management? Fully Modular is not an option for a gamer. It adds no quality or power advantage at all. This is purely for aesthetics. The cool thing also, is it allows you to buy often better after-market cables with various colors. For example, my tower is white and black themed, and I have a fantastic PSU I got an amazing deal on, but it just had these boring black cables. So, I bought these super slick white cables that make my cable management feel so much more premium and cables were only like $35 extra maybe. Worth it for the aesthetics.
Third, 80 PLUS Gold or Platinum should be what you aim for as a gamer. This offers no better gaming performance, but as a gamer, you typically are drawing anywhere from 2x to 4x as much power to your computer than you would be not gaming. GPUs are power hungry. While it is not a huge difference at first, in the long run, it makes a difference. Gold means 90% energy efficient, and Platinum is 92%. Compare that to Bronze, which is 85% efficient. Doing the math, that means if you are pulling 600W from the wall, your Gold PSU is using 540W for power to your system, and 60W gets turned into heat, whilst a Bronze, at 85% efficiency, is turning 90W into heat inside the PSU. So, again, as a gamer, you want a more efficient PSU because you are using so much more electricity. Efficiency matters. You are wasting less, there is less heat in your PSU, this often results in quieter operation because of less heat waste, and the reality is this, Gold/Platinum rated stuff often comes with higher end components as they are higher-end PSUs. Not guaranteed, but your budget PSUs tend to also go cheaper on components as well. So, don't always assume Gold means it is better than Bronze, it might still be a cheap and crappy built PSU with cheap components. You need a master list to compare. I will give that at the end of this.
And finally, this is a 100% non-negotiable and necessary feature of a PSU that is for gamers. It must have native 12V-2x6 cable. Not all GPUs use this, but the top end GPUs all do. A high quality power supply can easily last you 10+ years without failing, so think to the future and future upgrades. Don't limit yourself because you didn't need it now. This is the current standard of the foreseeable future of all higher end GPUs. Make sure yours has this native support.
Anyway, if anyone wants to see, there is a widely used and updated "MASTER LIST" for PSUs with ratings and rankings, which you can find clicking here. [google.com]
This particular PSU by MSI actually gets a solid B+ score, which is very good, especially for this price.
So, in conclusion, are there gaming PSUs? Not really. It's a marketing gimmick. But, there are PSU features that gamers do want in their PSU. I hope this was helpful.
First, in 2026, you should not be buying any PSU that isn't ATX 3.1, ESPECIALLY as a gaming PSU. Why? This is a modern PSU standard built around higher transient power demands, it was was standardized specifically to deal with these modern GPUs that fluctuate power draw up and down like crazy. Think of it like this... your gaming GPU can suddenly jump from like 300W to 700W, to 400W, then 10 seconds later up to 800W. Power demands of GPUs fluctuate often and this can be extremely taxing, long-term, on your PSU. This helps with transient loads.
Second, and this is purely for self-builders that care about aesthetics, but FULLY MODULAR PSUs is a must-have for gamers. Why? Because most of us are buying towers nowadays with glass windows so we can see inside our towers. A modular PSU allows you to only connect the cables you are actually using. A non-modular PSU basically has all of the cables in a giant harness and they look very ugly as you twist this clump of cables out of the way. Want a stylized, clean, organized looking tower with great cable management? Fully Modular is not an option for a gamer. It adds no quality or power advantage at all. This is purely for aesthetics. The cool thing also, is it allows you to buy often better after-market cables with various colors. For example, my tower is white and black themed, and I have a fantastic PSU I got an amazing deal on, but it just had these boring black cables. So, I bought these super slick white cables that make my cable management feel so much more premium and cables were only like $35 extra maybe. Worth it for the aesthetics.
Third, 80 PLUS Gold or Platinum should be what you aim for as a gamer. This offers no better gaming performance, but as a gamer, you typically are drawing anywhere from 2x to 4x as much power to your computer than you would be not gaming. GPUs are power hungry. While it is not a huge difference at first, in the long run, it makes a difference. Gold means 90% energy efficient. Compare that to Bronze, which is 85% efficient. Doing the math, that means if you are pulling 600W from the wall, your Gold PSU is using 540W for power to your system, and 60W gets turned into heat, whilst a Bronze, at 85% efficiency, is turning 90W into heat inside the PSU. So, again, as a gamer, you want a more efficient PSU because you are using so much more electricity. Efficiency matters. You are wasting less, there is less heat in your PSU, this often results in quieter operation because of less heat waste, and the reality is this, God rated stuff often comes with higher end components. Not guaranteed, but your budget PSUs tend to also go cheaper on components as well. So, don't always assume Gold means it is better than Bronze, it might still be a cheap and crappy built PSU with cheap components. You need a master list to compare. I will give that at the end of this.
And finally, this is a 100% non-negotiable and necessary feature of a PSU that is for gamers. It must have native 12V-2x6 cable. Not all GPUs use this, but the top end GPUs all do. A high quality power supply can easily last you 10+ years without failing, so think to the future and future upgrades. Don't limit yourself because you didn't need it now. This is the current standard of the foreseeable future of all higher end GPUs. Make sure yours has this native support.
Anyway, if anyone wants to see, there is a widely used and updated "MASTER LIST" for PSUs with ratings and rankings, which you can find clicking here. [google.com]
This particular PSU by MSI actually gets a solid B+ score, which is very good, especially for this price.
So, in conclusion, are there gaming PSUs? Not really. It's a marketing gimmick. But, there are PSU features that gamers do want in their PSU. I hope this was helpful.
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First, in 2026, you should not be buying any PSU that isn't ATX 3.1, ESPECIALLY as a gaming PSU. Why? This is a modern PSU standard built around higher transient power demands, it was was standardized specifically to deal with these modern GPUs that fluctuate power draw up and down like crazy. Think of it like this... your gaming GPU can suddenly jump from like 300W to 700W, to 400W, then 10 seconds later up to 800W. Power demands of GPUs fluctuate often and this can be extremely taxing, long-term, on your PSU. This helps with transient loads.
Second, and this is purely for self-builders that care about aesthetics, but FULLY MODULAR PSUs is a must-have for gamers. Why? Because most of us are buying towers nowadays with glass windows so we can see inside our towers. A modular PSU allows you to only connect the cables you are actually using. A non-modular PSU basically has all of the cables in a giant harness and they look very ugly as you twist this clump of cables out of the way. Want a stylized, clean, organized looking tower with great cable management? Fully Modular is not an option for a gamer. It adds no quality or power advantage at all. This is purely for aesthetics. The cool thing also, is it allows you to buy often better after-market cables with various colors. For example, my tower is white and black themed, and I have a fantastic PSU I got an amazing deal on, but it just had these boring black cables. So, I bought these super slick white cables that make my cable management feel so much more premium and cables were only like $35 extra maybe. Worth it for the aesthetics.
Third, 80 PLUS Gold or Platinum should be what you aim for as a gamer. This offers no better gaming performance, but as a gamer, you typically are drawing anywhere from 2x to 4x as much power to your computer than you would be not gaming. GPUs are power hungry. While it is not a huge difference at first, in the long run, it makes a difference. Gold means 90% energy efficient. Compare that to Bronze, which is 85% efficient. Doing the math, that means if you are pulling 600W from the wall, your Gold PSU is using 540W for power to your system, and 60W gets turned into heat, whilst a Bronze, at 85% efficiency, is turning 90W into heat inside the PSU. So, again, as a gamer, you want a more efficient PSU because you are using so much more electricity. Efficiency matters. You are wasting less, there is less heat in your PSU, this often results in quieter operation because of less heat waste, and the reality is this, God rated stuff often comes with higher end components. Not guaranteed, but your budget PSUs tend to also go cheaper on components as well. So, don't always assume Gold means it is better than Bronze, it might still be a cheap and crappy built PSU with cheap components. You need a master list to compare. I will give that at the end of this.
And finally, this is a 100% non-negotiable and necessary feature of a PSU that is for gamers. It must have native 12V-2x6 cable. Not all GPUs use this, but the top end GPUs all do. A high quality power supply can easily last you 10+ years without failing, so think to the future and future upgrades. Don't limit yourself because you didn't need it now. This is the current standard of the foreseeable future of all higher end GPUs. Make sure yours has this native support.
Anyway, if anyone wants to see, there is a widely used and updated "MASTER LIST" for PSUs with ratings and rankings, which you can find clicking here. [google.com]
This particular PSU by MSI actually gets a solid B+ score, which is very good, especially for this price.
So, in conclusion, are there gaming PSUs? Not really. It's a marketing gimmick. But, there are PSU features that gamers do want in their PSU. I hope this was helpful.
Scroll down and look at the efficiency ratings. The amount of "black" (>92% effficiency) through most of its useable range puts this in the toppest of tiers for a good computer psu. $100 is a great deal
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Just because it's rated for a maximum wattage, doesn't mean it's ALWAYS automatically pulling that wattage.
A 1000W PSU is only going to pull 1000W if you load it up with 950W worth of components AND run it at max load.
Even if you don't plan to run the highest consumption components available, giving yourself a massive buffer in overhead does two beneficial things:
- It makes your PSU relatively future proof. Hardware is only trending upward in consumption, even when it becomes more power efficient on average.
- It puts less strain on the power components. You should be aiming for no more than 85% load. Treat your PSU well and it will last you through multiple builds.
Another tip: There are calculators to determine what your ROI will be on going with 80Plus Platinum (there's also Titanium now) over 80Plus Gold.
In my case, I calculated it to about 4 years with 1000W consumption, gaming 8 hours a week, and with a $100 price difference between the Gold and Platinum.
If you use your system for work, it can pay off in under a year.
After that, it's pure savings and the benefit of a potentially longer lasting unit.
Secret Platinum Efficiency: It wears an 80 PLUS Gold badge on the box, but independent testing confirms it peaks at up to 94.4% efficiency. You are getting genuine 80 PLUS Platinum performance, lower energy bills, and less waste heat.
True Zero-RPM Mode: Unlike its predecessor, the 13 M introduces a modern semi-passive fan curve. The fan stays completely shut off during light workloads and web browsing for total silence.
Native ATX 3.1 & PCIe 5.1: It features the revised, safer 12V-2x6 GPU power connector right out of the box. The updated short-pin design protects high-end graphics cards against loose connections and melting risks.
Single-Rail Powerhouse: Upgraded to a beefy single +12V rail configuration. It easily handles massive transient power spikes from demanding next-gen GPUs without triggering accidental system shutoffs.
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