Is 400W power supply enough to run my gaming pc? PLEASE HELP! URGENT!

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CloudStrifeFF7

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Hey, I am currently in the act of purchasing parts for a gaming pc. The specs are:

?CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
?Motherboard: MSI H97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
?Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
?Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
?GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card
?Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case
?PSU: Rosewill Stallion 400W ATX Power Supply
?Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N600PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter
100% Amazon @ $699.88

I am most worried about the graphics card, but PCPartPicker estimates the total output to be a total of 293W. From what I know about PCs, this wattage would be completely on idle, so would I have enough juice for gaming like: League of Legends, Planetside 2, Battlefield Hardline, Skyrim, Minecraft, etc? Please help.

Link to GPU: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SAYDRKS/?tag=pcpapi-20
Link to PSU: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GLBI8W/?tag=pcpapi-20
 
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that psu is not very good at all. for a low power pc like you're looking at the corsait cx series is good enough. keep in mind this psu won't be enough for a better gpu or overclocking down the road but is enough for the pc as it is now

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $27.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-23 17:08 EDT-0400

or if you want some room to grow this would be a much better choice.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Rosewill...
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spooky2th

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If I remember correctly, a 430W PSU or better is required.

This is a pretty good PSU. Have used it with several builds. For the price you can't hardly beat it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159124

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Plus, here is the same GPU for less.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127842&cm_re=MSI_GTX_960_2GD5-_-14-127-842-_-Product

I like buying from newegg. If something is not right or it turns out you don't like or want what you got, you can return it within 30 days and newegg will pay shipping.
 
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that psu is not very good at all. for a low power pc like you're looking at the corsait cx series is good enough. keep in mind this psu won't be enough for a better gpu or overclocking down the road but is enough for the pc as it is now

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $27.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-23 17:08 EDT-0400

or if you want some room to grow this would be a much better choice.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $39.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-23 17:09 EDT-0400
 
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A load power draw of around 300W sounds right (idle would be around 50-100W). The recommendation for the GTX 960 GPU is 400W (for EVGA's SSC model), which takes into account the other components you'd typically see. Typically, the minimum PSU requirements are inflated a little, as most people have poor quality PSUs, which can have issues when delivering their rated load (or failing to do so), so you should be OK, although it doesn't leave you much room (i.e. capacitor aging, high loads shortening overall PSU lifespan, increased noise due to high loads, etc).
 
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Math Geek

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the cx 430 is plenty good enough for this build. locked cpu and low power gpu. nothing wrong with the tier 3 psu's, they sre just not suggested for overclocking and high power gpu's. read the headings for each tier "Not really ideal in serious overclocking or super-high load situations, such as a Bitcoin mining rig or a high end gaming system"

but still perfectly fine for a pc like this one. and since when is a rebate somehow "wrong" pricing? sure it needs to be considered but does not make it somehow deceptive pricing.
 
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It's not that rebate is bad pricing, its just I don't really prefer rebate for the simple fact:

1) You still pay for example, $70 up front for a $15 rebate, and hope that Newegg or the company providing the rebate send you the money

2) The rebate usually change over weeks or days so I may be saving up and the day I decide to buy such product rebate or price is higher or lower.

Thanks for your help bro, I'll just use a different build. :)
 
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