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Looking for comments on final build

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  • Skyrim
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January 23, 2014 11:56:16 AM

I don't plan on overclocking but I do plan on running games that demand a lot, like Skyrim with graphics mods, and maybe Crysis. I just want to make sure everything is fine and nothing will not work causing other things to break. My main worry is that the power supply will not be sufficient for the build (even though pc park picker says it will) , as I said i'm not going to be overclocking, but I will be playing demanding games. Help will be very much appreciated.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ghjn Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ghjn/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ghjn/benchmarks/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£142.79 @ Aria PC) Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£53.82 @ Scan.co.uk) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.99 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.99 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£196.51 @ Scan.co.uk) Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.99 @ Ebuyer) Power Supply: XFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£34.99 @ Maplin Electronics) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) (£73.67 @ Ebuyer) Total: £642.75 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-23 19:32 GMT+0000)

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January 23, 2014 12:08:44 PM

Although a 450W PSU (particularly a good one like that one) is sufficient, you may want a 550W model if only for the sake of future-resistance.
Otherwise, all your parts will work well together and produce a solid rig. If the money is available, other options you might consider are adding a SSD to this system (minimum of 120GB, preferably 250GB-256GB), and possibly getting a nicer case (e.g. their Define Mini, especially if you want to limit noise).
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January 23, 2014 12:10:28 PM

Onus said:
Although a 450W PSU (particularly a good one like that one) is sufficient, you may want a 550W model if only for the sake of future-resistance.
Otherwise, all your parts will work well together and produce a solid rig. If the money is available, other options you might consider are adding a SSD to this system (minimum of 120GB, preferably 250GB-256GB), and possibly getting a nicer case (e.g. their Define Mini, especially if you want to limit noise).
So is there no chance of there not being enough power with my current PSU? Also what will happen if not enough power is provided to the system?

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a c 131 ) Power supply
January 23, 2014 1:58:17 PM

Graphics card manufacturers overstate requirements in the attempt (often futile) to account for all the liar-labeled junk out there (Apevia, Logisys, Diablotek, etc) that isn't good for what's on its label. Go here: http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.js... for a much more reliable estimate of what you actually need.
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