I already ordered most of these parts but I can cancel the order if necessary. Here is my parts list. Will my power supply handle everything?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/29B4M
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/29B4M
Is 430W Enough For This Build???
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leo2kp
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I would go no less than 500 watts for your build, maybe even 600watts. 8 cores and a dedicated graphics card will require quite a bit of power. Also considering capacitor aging, a 430watt PSU might work fine for a little while, but over time will lose its ability to power your components. Ideally, you'll want to calculate the average wattage your components will use, then get a PSU with 20% more wattage than that. To find out, google "power supply calculator" and get an idea of what you'll need.
06yfz450ridr
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its close but it should be ok.
Minimum PSU Wattage: 294 W
Recommended 344w
that's a good deal on that psu though
Minimum PSU Wattage: 294 W
Recommended 344w
that's a good deal on that psu though
I stand corrected!
markwp
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It's marginal, but it should be ok if you don't overclock. The 7870 needs ~175w at load and the psu only has a 32a rail and the gpu will use almost half of that. If it were me, I'd bump it up to something along the lines of a CX500M.
The psu is the LAST thing to skimp on - if it goes, it may also take the cpu, m/b, gpu, etc. A good psu is cheap insurance.
Mark
The psu is the LAST thing to skimp on - if it goes, it may also take the cpu, m/b, gpu, etc. A good psu is cheap insurance.
Mark
06yfz450ridr
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I agree Might as well jump to a corsair 600, you can find them for a decent price if you look around. I found my fully modular 550w for 60 bucks new.
trust me in the future youll want to add a higher end gpu and overclock or add another 7870 and you wont be able to.
spend the money now while all the sales are going on and jump to atleast a 600w. I've seen my 750w seasonic for like 70-75 after rebates
trust me in the future youll want to add a higher end gpu and overclock or add another 7870 and you wont be able to.
spend the money now while all the sales are going on and jump to atleast a 600w. I've seen my 750w seasonic for like 70-75 after rebates
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