Is this 430W Corsair PSU enough to power this setup?

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New to building computers here and I was wondering if a < Corsair CX Builder v2 430 Watt Modular Power Supply [ CP-9020046-US ] > would be enough to power the setup below since apparently the graphics card specs on their website says that it requires a 400W minimum and that seems sorta close.
But if I'm understanding this correctly, the graphics card only uses PCI-E power of max 75W and a 6-pin power connector of max 75W, total 150W, which should leave plenty for everything else and then some?

AMD FX 8320 3.5GHz AM3+ 16MB 8-Core Processor [ FD8320FRHKBOX ]

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P 970 AM3+ ATX Mainboard [ GA-970A-DS3P ]

Crucial 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 Memory Module [ CT102464BA160B ]

Seagate 7200.12 1TB 7200RPM 64MB 3.5" SATA3 HDD [ ST1000DM003 ]

Asus DRW-24F1ST 24X DVD-RW Drive [ DRW-24F1ST/BLK/B/AS ]

Gigabyte GF GTX750 Ti OC 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E Video Card [ GV-N75TOC-2GI ]
 
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No for an FX-8320 and a GTX 750TI you want minimum 500W - the Corsair CX430 are the very low end of the PSU spectrum that Corsair makes. I've seen multiple units fail and right now I've got one sitting on my desk as a paper weight. I would go with a Seasonic G series or XFX Pro series instead. Far better units.

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Hey sorry i was out of town for the week. You are looking at about 50w give or take for head room. also just get the msi twin frozr. it's cools just as good and uses less power. They put the recommendations high to account for crappy PSUs. i hope that answered your question.

PS the 500w corsair is actually cheaper right now
 

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No for an FX-8320 and a GTX 750TI you want minimum 500W - the Corsair CX430 are the very low end of the PSU spectrum that Corsair makes. I've seen multiple units fail and right now I've got one sitting on my desk as a paper weight. I would go with a Seasonic G series or XFX Pro series instead. Far better units.
 
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