buying extremely overpowered PSU

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8/14/12 at 2:00pm

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I've been told that buying an unnecessarily high wattage PSU will increase efficiency, coolness and overall longevity. If I only ever plan to draw 800w(max) from a 1200w power supply, what are the advantages vs just a 850w power supply? Plan on both being 80+ platinum or gold. Money isn't a factor.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 760 2.8GHz (stock)	MSI H55M-e23	EVGA GTX 570 860/1900 (OC/stock)	G.Skill 2x2GB (4GB t.) DDR3 1600 @ 1333
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
1x WD 500GB 7,200RPM / 1x Hitachi 640GB 7,200RPM	Samsung DVD +/- RW burner/reader	Hyper 212 +	W7 64 bit ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
27" viewsonic	Logitech g110	Antec EA650 (old version, not the new green one)	idk, it sucks.
Mouse	Mouse Pad
Razer abyssus	my desk or whatever I feel like putting my mous...
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i7 3930k	ASRock Z77 Extreme4	Galaxy 660Ti 3GB (SLI eventually)	G.skill sniper 2x4GB 1600MHz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
WD CB 2TB for storage	Transcend SSD720 128GB SSD for major programs (...	Corsair H100	W7 Ultimate x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung S27A850D 27" 2560x1440	Moar razer	Seasonic 80+ Platinum 860w	Azza solano 1000
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
MOAR RAZER	Still my desk	xonar essence stx
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 860	MSI P55-GD80	Gigabyte GTX 560Ti 1gb	Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 1600 CAS 7 4gb
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Samsung F3 1tb	Samsung 830 64Gb	Lite-On Blu-Ray Player	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 7 Home Premium x64	Acer S231HLBID 23"	Asus VW193DR 19"	Razer BlackWidow
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Rocketfish 900W	HAF 912	Logitech M500	Asus Xonar DG
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 760	Asus P7P55D-E Pro	XFX 5570	Corsair XMS3 2x1gb
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Western Digital Caviar Black 640Gb	HP DVD1260	Cooler Master GeminII S524	Windows 7 Enterprise x64
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
Vizio 32" 1080	Corsair 650TX	Silverstone LC13B-E	Droid X2
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CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	GMA X3100	4GB DDR2 667 MHz	120 GB
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Case
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-867	Mac OS X	13	Macbook
Mouse
Microsoft Arc
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom 960T(unlocked so it has 5 cores)	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3	Radeon 5450	2x4gb Samsung Wonder Ram
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crappy 110 GB SATA	Old fat ps3 hard drive	Some Random LG	Hyper 212+
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 64bit	Corsair CX430	Antec 300
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
intel Core i5 2500k	Maximus Gene-Z/Gen3	MSI 6970 Lightning	Corsair Vengeance 2x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Corsair Force GT 2x 60GB	Corsair Force 3 2x 120GB	Western Digital Cavial Blue 500GB	LG Blu-ray Reader/Writer
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Corsair H100	Windows 7 Pro	Westinghouse 40 inch 1080p LCD	Logitech K800
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Corsair TX650M	Fractal Design Arc Mini	Logitech Anywhere MX	Logitech G930
Other
Logitech C910 Webcam
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 3570k	Asrock Z77E-ITX	EVGA GTX 580 SC	Samsung 8GB DDR3
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Keyboard
Samsung Series 830 128GB SSD	Cooler Master Gemin ii S524	Windows 7 Home Premium	Logitech K800
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
SilverStone 600W	SilverStone SG08	Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX	Sennheiser HD 558
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
intel 3570k	asrock z77e-itx	evga gtx 680 4gb	samsung green ddr3 8gb
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	Cooling
samsung 840 pro 128gb	western digital caviar blue 1tb	apogee drive ii	2x alphacool nexxxos xt45 360mm
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
gtx 680 waterblock	windows 7 home premium	asus vg248qe	logitech k800
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
silverstone sg08 built in 600w	silverstone sg08	logitech performance mx	sennheiser pc 360
Other	Other
custom sg08 pedestal/radiator case	reservoir, fittings, hoses, etc.
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel i7 3930k	Asus Rampage IV Extreme	EVGA GTX670 FTW SLI	EVGA GTX670 FTW
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB	Crucial M4 256GB	Western Digital 2TB Caviar Black	XSPC Rampage IV Extreme Water Block
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
PMP-500	XSPC EX480, EX360, EX120	XSPC Raystorm CPU	EK Advanced 250mL Res
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	OS
Lampron FC-5V2	Copper Tubing w/ push fittings	XSPC GTX680 Water Blocks	Windows 8 Professional
Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
2x Dell 2007fp	Dell 3007wfp	Leopold Otaku	Corsair AX1200i
Case	Mouse	Audio	Audio
Silverstone TJ07, heavily modified	Corsair M65	Sennheiser HD280	Corsair SP2500
Audio
Asus Xonar DX
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i7 3930K @ 4.8Ghz offset	ASrock X79 Extreme6/GB	EVGA GTX680 FTW with EK waterblock	EVGA GTX650 for PhysX
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
G-Skill 4x4GB DDR3 1866 8-9-9-24@1.5V	Samsung 840 Pro 128GB	Agility 3 240GB x2 RAID 0	WD 500GB X2 RAID 0
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
XSPC Raystorm	XSPC Dual Bay reservoir with Alphacool variable...	Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper Triple 120mm...	EK GTX680 FTW waterblock
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate	HP tSS-25X11LED 25" 1080p	PC Power&Cooling Silentpower 910W	Xigmatek Elysium
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio
Razer Deathadder 3500	Rocketfish	Creative Sound Core3D	Logitech Z5300
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
960T unlocked to X6	ASUS M4A79XTD Evo	Sapphire HD6870 1GB	2x2GB Ripjaws 7-8-7-24 F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 128GB	WD 320GB HDD	Lite-On DVD-RW	Corsair H100
OS	Power	Case
Win 7 x64 Ultimate	OCZ Stealthstream 600W	HAF XB
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Q9550 @ 4.3/1.344 24/7 EIST	EP45-UD3P @506 FSB	Gainward GTX 460	2x2GB GSkill 1100
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
120GB OCZ Vertex Plus	2x160GB WD RAID 0	Samsung DVD-RW	Swiftech Apogee HD
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Swiftech 120mm Radiator	Swiftech reservior	Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	ACER 22"
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech	Thermaltake Toughpower 750W w/ fan mod	Antec 900, refinished white	Logitech G300
Audio
On-board Realtek
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 2700K @ 4.8GHz 1.44V	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H	HIS IceQ X 6850 Crossfire 900/1100	Samsung 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
WD Green Caviar	OCZ Vertex 4 256GB	XSPC Raystorm EX360 Extreme	Windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
ASUS VE228 21' 1080P	Razer Arctosa	Corsair TX750	NZXT Switch 810
Mouse
Razer Abyssus
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
6 cores	ASUS	ASUS	32GB
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Power
1TB	H80	Windows	Cooler Master
Case
Cooler Master
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CPU	CPU	Motherboard	Graphics
AMD Phenom II X4 960T @ 5.27GHz	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T	ASUS Sabertooth 990FX	ASUS Geforce GT 610
RAM	RAM	RAM	Cooling
Samsung 30nm	Corsair Vengeance	G. Skill Ares	Koolance CPU-LN2-V2
OS
Windows XP Pro SP3
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Motorola 68k @16 MHz	Ti-89 HW4	256 KB	2.6 MB Flash ROM
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Ti-89 OS 3.10	LCD Dot-Matrix 160x100	4x 1.5V AAA	Ti-89 HW4 Black
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core™ i7 930	Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R 2.0	Gigabyte GTX 470 SOC	G.Skill RX 2x4GB 1600C8
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
PNY Prevail Elite 120GB	Hitachi 7K1000.C 1TB	LG GH24LS50	Noctua NH-C12P SE14
OS	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Windows 8 Pro x64	Linux Mint 14 x64	Samsung BX2250	Logitech Illuminated
Power	Case	Mouse	Audio
Be Quiet! S.P. E⁷ 600W	Fractal Design Core 3000	Logitech Pilot Optical	AKG K240 Studio
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CPU	Cooling	Power	Case
Haswell	Thermalright Macho Rev.A B/W	Silverstone ST60F-PS	Silverstone SG10
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