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Question Wattage pick for longevity

I'm about to buy a new gaming system and would like to get a solid PSU with it.

I recently figured out that most of the ATX PSUs are most efficient while load is around 50%. Assuming *cough* the PSU will last the longest if it ever only gets to output around 50% of it's rated capacity, I could calculate the total power draw of the system during gaming and then double this amount to get a wattage number for a PSU that would basically always run at 50%, give or take a few %.

Is this a good approach to picking a PSU?
Does this make sence or is this wrong? Or badly explained?
 
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