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600 Watts gs600 enough for the build?

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September 16, 2013 11:27:09 PM

I built a rig and right now m confused if 600watts psu is enough or not.
please help me.
this is my config:
amd fx8350 4ghz
asus sabertooth r2.0
vengance 8gb 1600
asus nvidia geforce 650ti 2gb
coolermaster hyper 212x
dvd rw
1tb barracuda
500gb barracuda
1x 120mm red led case fan.
and i will be using 1tb hdd (external with powersupply) +500gb external hdds.

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September 16, 2013 11:36:56 PM

Is the PSU Bronze? Then yes you will be fine. 600 should be more then sufficient.
CPU is ~200w under heavy load and the GPU is ~250 under load. Leaving you with 150w over head. Fans should be 30w max in total if you go all out including the CPU cooler. HDs are usually in the 10to15w range. All depends on the quality of the PSU.
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September 16, 2013 11:49:47 PM

mmedeiro said:
Is the PSU Bronze? Then yes you will be fine. 600 should be more then sufficient.
CPU is ~200w under heavy load and the GPU is ~250 under load. Leaving you with 150w over head. Fans should be 30w max in total if you go all out including the CPU cooler. HDs are usually in the 10to15w range. All depends on the quality of the PSU.


m getting a corsair GS600 2013 edition from someone for free. its 80 BRONZE PLUS. is it fine?
when i checked some of the online watt calculator some r showing its sufficient n others showing its not.
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September 17, 2013 12:01:39 AM

Yes it should be fine. Ran the numbers on this popular Watt calculator which I use all the time,
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
and it says 301 minimum and 351W PSU according to your needs, and yeah the GS600 2013 edition is a very good PSU also is Hashwell Compliant though you are using it for AMD which doesn't matter, I can safely say that you can easily SLI if the 650ti boost supports it(some lower end GPUs from the Nvidia don't support it so not sure on this).
Yeah plenty of headroom and good enough with 2 PCIe 8 pin cables on the PSU, been reading about this same PSU and Reviews lately as I wanted to get it off of a Trading forum lately and yeah the Cool Blue LED on the PSU shuouldn't dissapoint if you have a Showy case. Good Luck.
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September 17, 2013 1:24:49 AM

Ditch the cooler master 650 extreme power plus it is crap, not bronze rated and comes nowhere near the the corsair model you have there.
Edit: the only good ones coming out of the Cooler master Stable are the Silent Pro series the remaining are not worth the Money there are better brands out there.
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