Psu help wanted

grrsona

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I'm pretty inexperienced in the world of computer power.
Until now I've used whatever came with my computer (in this case a crappy dell minimal price one). I've got a dell xps 8300. All I know about my power is that I have a PCI X16 and I'm not totally sure about that ;).
I'm currently running 16 gig i7 3. 4 ghz intel -2600
It's not great but it's adequate. I. Plan on upgrading my GPU to the upcoming r7 265 (however is amd goes off course and ups the price I may go with a 260X or a 750ti) but if I do get ad new gpu I want to know if my current psu can handle a new card. If not what do I need to support it
I only use 1 monitor and don't play to many intense games. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.
 
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I would upgrade the power supply just slightly.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $79.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-05 21:50 EST-0500)


Or if your on a budget here is a non modular unit , both power supplies made by SEASONIC.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $49.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes...

Dark Lord of Tech

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I would upgrade the power supply just slightly.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $79.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-05 21:50 EST-0500)


Or if your on a budget here is a non modular unit , both power supplies made by SEASONIC.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $49.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-05 21:51 EST-0500)
 
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