WILL a 500W power supply be enough?

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I am going to get an FX 6300 Black edition with a ASRock 970 Extreme 3 mobo. I have a 500W power supply and currently have a GTX 650TI ssc 2gb A new PSU is not really in my budget so i hope i dont. Please answer fast! (1 LED fan, 1 HDD, 1 Disk drive)
 
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No, a 500W *should* be fine.

I mean, heck even with a full 120W load via the CPU, 1 HDD, 1 Optical drive, a GTX 650 and the motherboard aren't going to break the megawatt bank.

If it's a cheap brand, and you're going to be overclocking however, (you do have a BE CPU) then yes you are going to want to look at make/model of the PSU.

If you have an entry level model by raidmax etc, then I would hold off on the OC'ing quite yet and buy a decent device.

however, if that's not in the cards at the moment due to your financial situation then your current 500W PSU will be fine for gaming etc.
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No, a 500W *should* be fine.

I mean, heck even with a full 120W load via the CPU, 1 HDD, 1 Optical drive, a GTX 650 and the motherboard aren't going to break the megawatt bank.

If it's a cheap brand, and you're going to be overclocking however, (you do have a BE CPU) then yes you are going to want to look at make/model of the PSU.

If you have an entry level model by raidmax etc, then I would hold off on the OC'ing quite yet and buy a decent device.

however, if that's not in the cards at the moment due to your financial situation then your current 500W PSU will be fine for gaming etc.
 
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Awesome Thanks
 
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