PSU: How much watts does my computer need?

Nubii · Jun 9, 2014

I'm building my first gaming computer but I'm not sure whether to get 500v or 600v. What PSU should I get? How much has does it need?
Specs:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P

CPU: AMD FX-8350 FX-Series

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti Superclock

Tower: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus-Mid Tower

Hard drive: WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800)

vortical · Jun 9, 2014

~500w would be sufficient for that build, i recommend http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9 for a budget PSU in that range

jaslion · Jun 9, 2014

500w psu from a GOOD brand (corsair, antec, ...) will do

Vic 40 · Jun 9, 2014

Did you consider to get the fx 8320 and put the extra money into a better gpu? I mean the r9 270(X) for instance.
The same goes for the 16gb's of ram.Maybe you need them,but just mentioning it.

jaslion · Jun 9, 2014

Vic 40 :

+1 with the money you save you can indeed get a better gpu and the performance difference between an fx 8320and 8350 is not much

Dark Lord of Tech · Jun 9, 2014

If your on a budget this is decent.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $34.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-09 12:11 EDT-0400)

jaslion · Jun 9, 2014

isn't that that psu that can go to 600w without a problem and +1

Vic 40 · Jun 9, 2014

jaslion :

It's not your place to choose best answer,That's the right of the topic starter.I got a slap on the wrist when i did that and a mentioning of possibly getting banned if i made a habit of it.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jun 9, 2014

UNSELECTED don't choose the BEST Solution unless it's your thread , it's for OP and Admins. ONLY.

jaslion · Jun 9, 2014

Oops sorry i didn't know that. Lesson learned thanks for warning me about this. Why do they give you this option then?

Dark Lord of Tech · Jun 9, 2014

It's just there for convenience , thanks for your cooperation.

Vic 40 · Jun 9, 2014

I'm glad i'm not the only one who's making a habit of that.

jaslion · Jun 9, 2014

No problem and thanks for the warning. And yeah its only human to make mistakes.

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