Can my current power supply support my needs?

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So I've decided to upgrade my system this Christmas season and I'm wondering if my current 500w corsair supply is sufficient to power this. I'm not going to be doing any overclocking whatsoever on it and I'm not currently planning SLI. With that in mind will it be able to power this build?

The main reason I'm asking is because the PartPicker page says it can handle it comfortably but at the bottom of the specifications on this NCIX page say it takes 600w. So I've decided to play it safe and ask first, don't want to find out the hard way.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
 
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thor220
So long as it has enough 6 pin connectors, it will work. I simply cannot advise it though. The power supply starts dying and the voltage spikes can destroy the whole system.
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Is it just going to be a tight fit or is it just plain impossible? Cause I'm willing to take a risk and upgrade if problems arise but its not even a risk if it just plain wont work at all.
 
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Alright, I just need it to hold out till I can afford a better one. I'll do a power consumption benchmark during some heavy gaming and see how it does, what would you say would be the max power draw before it gets dangerous?
 
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Anything around 500w is going to be dangerous. As load on the power supply increases, efficiency decreases. It will generate more heat and spike in voltage the closer it is to max load. 550w being absolute max. Also take into account the length of time you have had the unit. 5% of the load capacity is lost per year. That means this PSU is loosing 25w off max capacity for the first year.
 
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