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The Necessity of Power

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February 2, 2014 3:54:44 PM

I write to inquire as to the idea of overpowering a desktop PC. According to the tabulation of the site from which I will be ordering my new build, I need 520W of power.
The question is: Will I be fine with a 600W supply? Should I overpower it with a 650W or 700W for future upgrades? I intend to never use Crossfire, so there's that.

AMD FX-8350
Gigabyte 990FXA
8G Corsair Vengeance
Radeon r9 280x
256G SSD

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February 2, 2014 3:56:30 PM

A good 650w is perfect for your specs , and no need to overpower it , these PSU's listed below are plenty for your build.

Here are some quality supplies.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $84.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 18:57 EST-0500)


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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $64.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 18:57 EST-0500)


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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $74.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-02 18:58 EST-0500)
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