Upgrading build with some new and old parts Not sure about Power Supply

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Hi,

I have a r9 280, q6600 paired with a biostar p43 - a7 motherboard and an Atrix extreme power 650t power supply.

I looking to upgrade my pc and just keeps the gpu and power supply. New parts will be:

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Ram: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

My concern is that the Atrix power supply which has a 20 + 4 pin power connector will not work with the Z97P mobo. Although the spec of the Z97p says it has "1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector" I'm still not sure if they're compatible.

I'm trying not go over £280 for this upgrade. The CPU can be purchased 2nd hand for £130 thats why the upgrade is under £300 thus far.
 
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You need to change your PSU the one you have is very low quality is tier 5 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

I would try to get this if you can.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.20 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£57.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£33.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£38.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)...
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Yes, that will be compatible without any problems. the 20+4 pin is meant to be backward compatible with old motherboards that only needed the 20 pin power connection. The 20-pin and the 4-pin should just fit side-by-side in the 24 pin motherboard connector.
 
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You need to change your PSU the one you have is very low quality is tier 5 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

I would try to get this if you can.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£141.20 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£57.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£33.99 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£38.99 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.18 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £317.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-22 22:16 BST+0100
 
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Rule of thumb for me is to buy higher tier *if you can afford it*. Tier 5 is very low quality, but the PSU is not the be-all-end-all of a system if you're on a tight budget. For a cheap upgrade, your current PSU is fine but keep it in mind for the next upgrade.
 
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No that PSU is not fine, it can die any moments and if such low quality PSU dies it will more than likely fry your whole system never cheap out on a PSU.

There is a reason why this PSU only has 1x PCI-e connector, its not desgined for cards like r9 280, i am suprised it didnt die yet

 
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Hmm your scaring me now I've had that psu for almost 10 years so I guess I better add that to the list. Thinking of getting corsair cx 600w. Thank you for your responses much appreciated :)
 
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