Psu for my Budget Gaming Rig

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Hello!
I have been planning to buy a gaming rig... But I can't decide which power supply to get for it...

Specs :
Amd fx 6300
Cooler Master Evo 212
Sapphire R9 270x dual-x 2gb
8gb ddr3 1333mhz
Msi -760GMA P34Fx (I know it's crap... But I won't be overclocking and on a budget)
1TB 7200rpm HDD
Asus Dual layer 24x DVD drive
Thermaltake Versa Casing

I saw a Corsair 450vs which was at a Reasonable price... But the total wattage scares me as it is not upto the minimum requirement of R9 270x (500 watt).
Which specific psu is recommended by you?

Thanks in advance...
 
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Since you're not overclocking you don't have to buy a CPU cooler. There's a stock cooler included with the FX-6300.
Swap the R9 270x for a R9 270 instead. You can overclock the R9 270 to a R9 270x.

Now that you have a little more cash, you can get a 970 chipset motherboard. The FX-6300 works better with them. Try to go for 1600MHz RAM too.

As for the PSU, the minimum should be the Corsair CX500. Try to aim for the Seasonic S12ii 520w.

You might want to get a case with good airflow, such as the CM N300

After these changes, you should be able to squeeze out slightly more performance out at a similar price. If you're not using a 1920 x 1080 monitor, you won't need a R9 270. The R7 250 would be good enough for 1600 x 900.
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You will be able to find a 500w at a simlar price:

CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W

Depending on your country of origin, this can be purchased for $49.99 US before a $20 rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

 
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Since you're not overclocking you don't have to buy a CPU cooler. There's a stock cooler included with the FX-6300.
Swap the R9 270x for a R9 270 instead. You can overclock the R9 270 to a R9 270x.

Now that you have a little more cash, you can get a 970 chipset motherboard. The FX-6300 works better with them. Try to go for 1600MHz RAM too.

As for the PSU, the minimum should be the Corsair CX500. Try to aim for the Seasonic S12ii 520w.

You might want to get a case with good airflow, such as the CM N300

After these changes, you should be able to squeeze out slightly more performance out at a similar price. If you're not using a 1920 x 1080 monitor, you won't need a R9 270. The R7 250 would be good enough for 1600 x 900.
 
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ahnafahnaf7

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But Xfx is not available in my country... The only available brands are Thermaltake, Corsair, Deluxe, Antec, Fortrex, Delta and Gigabyte...
Any suggestion within these brands which might be in $40-50 range...
 
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@IRONBATMAN
I will be gaming on a 1366x768 monitor... But I want to max out games that I play... Also I won't be upgrading any time soon in the next 2-3 years and eventually I will get a 1080p monitor... So I wanted to keep the R9 270x...
As for the power supply, I found a Corsair Cx 500 which even falls in my budget... So thanks for that :)
Also CM casings are not available in my country... The one I chose has 3 case fans built-in and one of the sides is totally like open... Don't know whether that's good... Can you suggest one from Thermaltake or Gigabyte...
 
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