Second Opinion on PC, 500w PSU enough?

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lippy89

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Hi, i have just compiled a pc part list. Just want someone to check it over as i am about to purchase it i'm not sure if the 500w psu is enough. Can someone tell me if there are any problems with this build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£82.49 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£50.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.83 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.55 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card (£121.20 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£7.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For £0.00)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£46.59 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.50 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor (£89.94 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £584.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 16:39 GMT+0000)
 
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3Dns

3Dns

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Aug 31, 2013
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As i see you already have the Zalman Z11 because u set the cost at 0

So take a look at this one.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£56.06 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard (£44.10 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: GeIL EVO CORSA Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£60.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.55 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN722N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (£8.11 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£39.92 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.50 @ Ebuyer)
Monitor: Hannspree HE225DPB 21.5" Monitor (£89.94 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £609.14
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 16:53 GMT+0000)
 
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tiny voices

tiny voices

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This is not a good option. The 750k WILL bottleneck the 760 a bit. It is simply not powerful enough of a CPU and has ZERO L3 Cache (most important for gaming)
 
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AxlFone

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I think best option is bump up budget a bit and look 8 core AMD cpu + mobo with that.
Something like this.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£109.62 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£54.84 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£74.16 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.55 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£225.60 @ Dabs)
Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£32.90 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.80 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Other: Thermalright HR-02 Macho Rev.A (£39.27)
Total: £668.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 17:15 GMT+0000)
 
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