Corsair 500w enough for this system?

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is Corsair CX500w enough power for this system?
i7 3770
GTX 980
ASRock H77 Pro4-M
Vengeance 8GB RAM (2x4GB)
1TB HDD
128GB SSD Samsung 840 Pro

I'm mainly concerned that would there be enough power for the GPU as its a high end GPU, I currently have this system, my GPU is Sapphire 7870, but wondered if I could upgrade it for the GTX 980 without having to upgrade the PSU as well
 
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Yes, that PSU will be enough for your build. Just to comment on your build, I would go for the GTX 970 because the cost difference is not worth the performance increase. Also I think you should get the i7 3770k because it is unlocked so you can overclock and it has a faster stock clock speed. But if you already bought the CPU or you're not going to...
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Yes, that PSU will be enough for your build. Just to comment on your build, I would go for the GTX 970 because the cost difference is not worth the performance increase. Also I think you should get the i7 3770k because it is unlocked so you can overclock and it has a faster stock clock speed. But if you already bought the CPU or you're not going to overclock, stick with the CPU you listed.
 
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