Will the LEPA N series N500-SA PSU be enough for my PC?

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Will the LEPA N series N500-SA PSU be enough for my PC?

I'm trying to upgrade my HPE with a better graphics card, specifically a Radeon HD 7870. it suggests a 500W PSU but I just want to make sure that's enough for my computer. Besides the GPU that I'm installing, my desktop also has a 6-core CPU as well as basic DVD-RW and multimedia drives as well as 8GB of RAM (4x2GB). Any information about the PSU and its compatibility with this GPU would be appreciated!
 
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-139-050&Tpk=17-139-050

Would be a good choice and is modular ^

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094

Good choices but not modular ^

The 7870 even under a heavy load will draw only about 285 to 290 watts.Even with a 7870 myst or xt edition the draw is about 350 watts,so a quality 500 watt PSU brand like Corsair , Seasonic , or Antec , or XFX made by seasonic will be more than enough.

Spend a little more on a quality PSU , you won't regret it. :D
 
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Thanks for the recommendations! I actually went with the SeaSonic PSU that you recommended, since a modular PSU wasn't that important to me. Thanks again for the help!
 
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