550W PSU enough for my build?

samr4560 · Jul 23, 2015

Hi all,

I've been shopping around for a PSU to use in my build, and at the moment am looking at the XFX 550W 80+ Bronze (http://www.ncix.com/detail/xfx-550w-ts-series-80-a0-59615-1338.htm#CustomerReviews). Only thing is, I'm not sure if 550W is going to be enough. Here are the other parts I'm buying:

FX-8320
Sapphire R9 270X 2GB
G.Skill Ripjaws 2x4 GB
ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 Mobo
Western Digital 1TB HDD
DEEPCOOL Tesseract WH Case+ 1 extra fan.

Not really planning on OC, although if it's possible it would be a nice option to have for the future. Any input appreciated!
Thanks!

skoadro_lekip · Jul 23, 2015

It will work for sure, but if you have the money it might be better to maybe get a gold edition or a slightly higher wattage. But again, you don't HAVE to, it will work fine as is, its just for an extra safety measure!

KKAW · Jul 23, 2015

samr4560 :

Hi all,

I've been shopping around for a PSU to use in my build, and at the moment am looking at the XFX 550W 80+ Bronze (http://www.ncix.com/detail/xfx-550w-ts-series-80-a0-59615-1338.htm#CustomerReviews). Only thing is, I'm not sure if 550W is going to be enough. Here are the other parts I'm buying:

FX-8320
Sapphire R9 270X 2GB
G.Skill Ripjaws 2x4 GB
ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 Mobo
Western Digital 1TB HDD
DEEPCOOL Tesseract WH Case+ 1 extra fan.

Not really planning on OC, although if it's possible it would be a nice option to have for the future. Any input appreciated!
Thanks!

You'll be fine ^^

envy14tpe · Jul 23, 2015

Gonna give recommendations:
Get non LE mobo so you can overclock. Trust me.
270x is old. Consider a 280.
550W is solid value. Lock it or look at 600W.

samr4560 · Jul 23, 2015

envy14tpe :

Thanks for the input, I appreciate it. I actually did look at both the non LE and the 280... Unfortunately I'm already pushing the limits of my budget, and could only really afford the R9 270X because it was on sale. ($188 Canadian down from about $220). That being said, I was led to believe that the M5A97 LE R2.0 has at least SOME overclokability (If that's a word?) Maybe not much, but enough to push it a bit past its limits?

envy14tpe · Jul 24, 2015

If the budget is tight already then the LE is ok. Have you considered a i3 + H97 instead?

samr4560 · Jul 25, 2015

envy14tpe :

Sorry, I forgot to reply to this! I did indeed consider getting an i3, but I'm not likely going to have money to upgrade things over the next few years and, since most people say the 8320 is a bit more powerful, I chose it.

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