What PSU should I get

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Ome3N

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I`m new to computer building, its my first time building one so I have a question about what PSU should I get, is what im getting an overkill or should I get something else.

This is my build as for now : http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/fHVMMp
Should I tweak something in it or is it fine ?

Also, how high will I get with overclocking with this setup ?
 
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SethJPC
500W is recommended for a 270x, I changed it to a quality XFX. Other than that I tweaked the motherboard to a UD3P as it has a better power phrase design than the ASUS one you selected, this will help keep vrm temps down when overclocking.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£96.40 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.68 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£64.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB...
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500W is recommended for a 270x, I changed it to a quality XFX. Other than that I tweaked the motherboard to a UD3P as it has a better power phrase design than the ASUS one you selected, this will help keep vrm temps down when overclocking.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£96.40 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.86 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.68 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£64.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.14 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (£136.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case (£30.74 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.93 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £502.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-31 12:05 BST+0100

With this setup I think you can at least get to 4.0ghz, tho its luck of the draw as to if you get a good chip or not to push it much higher. These chips do not like being run over 65°C
 
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