Will 550w be sufficient for my PC Build

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monkeymansam

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Hello I am here to acquire some of your knowledge to help with my current problem.I am building a PC and I have second guessed my psu due to my friend recommending a different one to save money, however now i fear that this component will be insufficient to power my rig. I have already ordered all the parts,so I am hoping to resolve this issue without forking out more money. the parts have yet to arrived. under-clocking could possibly solve this issue, but i want to be able to run all the parts stock to maximize its performance and longevity.

In short will the psu be sufficient( 550w) if not what wattage would u suggest for me to purchase

My build

1. Case
2. Optical Drive
3. Motherboard
4. Hard Drive
5. Memory/Ram
6. CPU
7. GPU
8. PSU
9. 120mm fan's

OS:
Windows 7 Home Premium

1.BitFenix Merc Alpha Mid Tower Case

2.ASUS DRW-24D3ST 24x DVD Writer

3.asus m5a99x evo r2

4.Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST1000DM003

5.G.Skill F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3

6.AMD FX-8350 8 Core Black Edition Processor

7.XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB

8.Corsair VS550 ATX Power Supply

9. two Phobya Nano-G 12 Silent 120mm Fan


Additional details

1. The build is intended for gaming and computer aided design use

2. Parts most likely arrive in a few days

3. i originally used this site as a rough estimate ( below)

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

4. All parts are bought from

http://www.pccasegear.com/

Thank you for your time and help :)
 
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Waghzufel

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Hello,

The 550W -might- be enough for that system if it's a really top quality PSU but even then, it will be really close and it might not provide enough wattage (r9 290 consumes plenty of power).
You want to have a bit of "free" space to make sure that the system has enough room to work properly, and isn't pushed to it's limits all the time whilst gaming and performing other tasks.
I would recommend getting a 650-750W PSu for that system. The 750W PSU might be a bit overkill, but it gives you more upgrade options down the line.
Here's a couple of suggestions:
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_226&products_id=16142 Very good power supply which provides excellent power and has had very good reviews.
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_354&products_id=21240 A very good PSU aswell. Personally, I'm not a big fan of Corsair PSUS as they tend to have coil whine at times but this is Gold Certified and provides 90% efficency. Can't go wrong with that.
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_972&products_id=20080 If you want to go all out and buy a PSu that is top quality and is made by one of the best PSU makers, here it is. It will give you more than enough power to your system and if you intent to buy another r9 290, this PSU can handle crossfire very easily.

Hope this helps^^

 
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