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February 28, 2014 1:45:30 PM

Hi guys love the forum, awesome support but i have a question im in the process of buiding a amd apu build without a graphics card, I do plan to game but I also plan to use this for a ton of school stuff so it will be on for hours at a time sometimes all day, so will a 430w psu be enough to handle it or should i go with a 500w? this will be my first ever build so i just want to make sure before i make a purchase.

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February 28, 2014 1:49:56 PM

Well.. The wattage has nothing to do with the time of your pc being on. Also we don't know the rest of your specs, so we can't say how much power you need. I guess without a GPU and OC's a 430 watt PSU would be enough.
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February 28, 2014 1:49:57 PM

can you tell us the specs?
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February 28, 2014 2:00:03 PM

Orthodux said:
Well.. The wattage has nothing to do with the time of your pc being on. Also we don't know the rest of your specs, so we can't say how much power you need. I guess without a GPU and OC's a 430 watt PSU would be enough.

Heres my specs, already have the case, this is without the psu added off course, another things to note is that i alread have the apu and motherboard, got it at microcenter and the apu comes 4.0 ghz out of the box, don't know if thats a factor as well. case three 120mm fans as well.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31M82
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31M82/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31M82/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus A55BM-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($53.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.28 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $526.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-28 16:59 EST-0500)
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February 28, 2014 2:03:38 PM

430w will be enough. For only a few dollars more you have a 500w though..
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February 28, 2014 2:03:51 PM

430 watt is plenty for that build.
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February 28, 2014 6:44:19 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $29.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-28 21:44 EST-0500)
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