is my corsair cx600m enough help plz

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Jessi Leslie

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hey there, just a quick help needed, i recently sold ps4 and trying to build a system i got power supply which is corsair cx600m, its running fine now but i am moving to water cooling to overlock my amd fx 8350, after water cooling, i just want to make sure everything wud be ok with this power supply, i want to cool my graphic card AMD R9 290x, and Amd fx 8350 thats all. wud it be ok and enough to run system mentioned below

Amd fx 8350
msi 970 gaming motherboard
amd r9 290x
2x4GB DDr3 1600m
2x4GB DDr3 1300m
dvd writer
case nzxt 340 source

will install 240mm radiator and 12v radiator,

4 fans

thanks
 
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it is fine for the current use but i would not use it for an oc of that cpu. it is only average quality and would not be very happy being pushed this hard. you would be very close to overdrawing it which is not a good idea.

can you get a new psu now and save some more cash for the watercooling in another month or so? quality psu would not be too much. for instance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $49.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 14:32 EST-0500

this is a great psu and would have plenty of power...
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it is fine for the current use but i would not use it for an oc of that cpu. it is only average quality and would not be very happy being pushed this hard. you would be very close to overdrawing it which is not a good idea.

can you get a new psu now and save some more cash for the watercooling in another month or so? quality psu would not be too much. for instance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $49.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 14:32 EST-0500

this is a great psu and would have plenty of power for oc'ing the pc.
 
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I would not even say it is fine at all. The 290x can spike up to 390w by ITSELF. Add that to a 125w CPU (actually uses more) and you are already at 515w under load. That is way too much for the CX600 with its poor capacitors and low general quality. I would recommend getting a new PSU ASAP.
 
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