Is there some shortage in 800W+ PSU's ?

[Apache14]

As the title says, I cant seem to find any good 800-1000w PSU's in stock at OCUK (it seems to be a UK wide issue)

OCUK seems to have just "out of stock" or ETA's in 2021 (end of Jan or later)

Any ideas ?

 

[Apache14]

Clearly yes. The release of the new AMD & NVidia graphics cards, both recommending a 750W+ power supply along with shipping and manufacturing delays, also combining many people looking to build a new PC during lockdown to keep themselves busy has meant a huge shortage. It used to be a 550W PSU was sufficient for 90% of builds. Now I’d say a 650W is the minimum and for a top end gaming PC it’s 850W+ as you’ve found. There is some stock out there if you know where to look but I feel some of it is either from a lower tier brand or overpriced.

Fair point, yeah iv seen a few over priced units about (by about £50)

Unfortunately it does seem like my old 750W leadex gold it a bit prone to the transient loads on the XFX 6800XT Merc, so am on the look out for a corsair / seasonic / be quiet 1000W unit. Here is hoping supply improves in the new year.