will a 600w power supply be enough ?

AmazeU · Aug 21, 2013

will a 600w power supply be enough for a
AMD FX8350 Black Edition
Sapphire 11199-16-20G AMD Radeon HD 7870 Dual-X
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB
Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 Motherboard
will this need more watts or will it run fine?

MercJ · Aug 21, 2013

Short answer: Yes.

Caveat: Make sure your power supply is a known "good" brand - if you pay around the $60 or more mark for 600W that would probably get you a good enough unit. Not all 600W PSUs are created equal it would seem.

For reference, my overclocked FX8320 @ 4.6GHz pulls around 290W (Total system power) from the wall during a CPU stress test, add another 200W for graphics (OC 7950)...is why I'm using an 800W unit. If you aren't planning to overclock that CPU, you should be okay. There's lots of PSU calculators on the net, if you'd like to verify the specific specs you should be looking for.

AmazeU · Aug 21, 2013

MercJ :

Short answer: Yes.

Caveat: Make sure your power supply is a known "good" brand - if you pay around the $60 or more mark for 600W that would probably get you a good enough unit. Not all 600W PSUs are created equal it would seem.

For reference, my overclocked FX8320 @ 4.6GHz pulls around 290W (Total system power) from the wall during a CPU stress test, add another 200W for graphics (OC 7950)...is why I'm using an 800W unit. If you aren't planning to overclock that CPU, you should be okay. There's lots of PSU calculators on the net, if you'd like to verify the specific specs you should be looking for.

im getting a corsair 600w 80+ bronze certified

RazerZ · Aug 21, 2013

AmazeU :

MercJ :

im getting a corsair 600w 80+ bronze certified

Make sure it's not the builder series.

AmazeU · Aug 21, 2013

RazerZ :

AmazeU :

Make sure it's not the builder series.

whats the diffrence , is builder sires bad

RazerZ · Aug 21, 2013

AmazeU :

RazerZ :

whats the diffrence , is builder sires bad

Yep, it's one of Corsair's cheaper series, and and first it may seem good but due to the materials used it might break down after a few years. Here's a PSU that is much better

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-power-supply-ocz600mxsp,

Also are you planning on overclocking it?

AmazeU · Aug 21, 2013

RazerZ :

AmazeU :

Yep, it's one of Corsair's cheaper series, and and first it may seem good but due to the materials used it might break down after a few years. Here's a PSU that is much better

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-power-supply-ocz600mxsp,

Also are you planning on overclocking it?

yes i am planning to overclock it but not straight away because i will need to get an after market cooler or a water cooler

RazerZ · Aug 21, 2013

I could help you build it if you give me a budget

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AmazeU · Aug 23, 2013

RazerZ :

Hey man im really sorry about late reply my budget is £600
i am thinking about getting
Amd FX 8350
Sapphire Amd radeon 7870
Asus M9A57 LE R2.0
Western Digital Black 1tb
Any case around £30-£40
Dvd drive £20

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