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Hi i'm planning on ordering these parts shorty, but i am a little worried about my current power supply not being able to support the parts.

BUILD: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/HVXVGX

this is the PSU i currently have: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171039&AID=10657534&PID=3938566&SID=&nm_mc=AFC-C8JunctionCA&cm_mmc=AFC-C8JunctionCA-_-na-_-na-_-na

I'm on a tight budget, so i cannot spend that much more money.
Also, any suggestions or last minute inputs on the build would be great!
 
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I'd choose these parts instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($202.89 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.02 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $534.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 23:06 EDT-0400
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I'd choose these parts instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($202.89 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.02 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $534.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 23:06 EDT-0400
 
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Okay, so just a better mobo and processor. So will my power supply be sufficient? and also, are mail in rebates worth it? ive heard bad things about them,
 
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Your PSU really outputs 450W,and the GPU+CPU take up 400W. Add in the other parts of your build and it might not cut it. I would go ahead and upgrade to a quality 550W or 650W PSU.

Your current build looks good, but I would go with a black/red/brown colored motherboard just so it matches up with the rest of your build.
 
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You might want to go with this build and add case fans later:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($190.00 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.50 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($144.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Thermaltake Urban S31 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $557.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 23:23 EDT-0400

EDIT: Updated with better motherboard and it has a red/black scheme. Other one will still work fine though if you're on a tight budget.
 
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Question about the GPU. Is there much difference between the Powercolor version and the MSI version? is powercolor reliable?

But this looks way better than what i had.
 
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Not really, Powercolor makes decent cards. It will work fine and have very similar performance the the MSI version.
 
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For the motherboard I'd rather go with this one instead for a few bucks more

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h87pro4

RAID support, and will work better if you are trying to color match your build.
 
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