Is it a better idea for a budget if you get the most powerful PSU you will need in long-term?

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Like say I'm getting a a 7850 lp or 7870 XT (which i plan to black friday). SHould i just get that and maybe like a 300W psu...or should i get like a 4-500w PSU?

power supply is important but keep in mind i have like sub 150$ lol... I think I can get a good deal on one of those cards for like...sub 100$? I have 4 GB RAM and should probably get that too...but those are cheap ALL THE TIME...GPU and PSU is expensive for me most of the time...

I currently have 240W PSU I THINK
 
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Anything 500w From Antec, XFX, Corsair (not CX), Seasonic.

Look at the XFX550 unit. This will be a great unit and give you room to grow. VERY high quality.
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but i heard somewhere that AMD sets the PSU requirement higher than actual due to some crappy PSU manufacturers lying about what their PSU can manage..
 
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also what kind of PSU would you recommend...I have an "optiplex 3010" lame prebuilt from DELL..The desktop version

hopefully cheap too haha...maybe black friday or something. thx
 
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This is true to an extent. You still need the correct amperage on the 12v+ rail, and nothing below 450w will supply that correctly.
 
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okay, im a stupid noob, recommend me a PSU
 
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