500w PSU big enough for i7-4790k and GTX 760?

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Rhezner

Rhezner

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yeah you should be fine but is owuld get a supernova b2 rather than a b1, The b1 is not a great unit.

what are you using this build for? What parts do you have? this build is really imbalanced for gaming.

I could put something together for you on pcpartpicker.com
 
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DonkeyOatie

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You have the Watts you need. Do you have all the parts? That EVGA PSU is not high-performance enough for your system, especially if you plan to overclock. The $50 EVGA B2 750W suggested above is great and is the $40 Antec Neo Eco 620W.

If you are going to overclock, you also need an aftermarket CPU cooler, stock is too weak.
 
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hoover1979

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I have an i7-4790k CPU and ASUS z-97K MB, 32 Gb of Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400 DDR3 RAM and a 4Gb Gigabyte GTX970 G1 Gaming and all runs fine on a 600w PSU so I think you are good. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the GTX970 G1 Gaming version uses less juice than a GTX760 and delivers more power so you ever find one at an affordable price I would recommend getting it.

And as the above post states DO NOT OC on a 500w and do NOT use the stock cooler if you plan on OCing you CPU. I learned that the hard way and now I have the Noctua NH-L12 which is a better Cooler. A decent 750w PSU would be needed if you wish to OC efficiently. I set my CPU back to stock speed as with my 600w my OC was always unstable and that is not good.
 
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