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Hello I wanted to know if my PSU "600W Silent PFC" is good enough for i5 4590 and gtx970? Or should I upgrade?
 
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Don't you dare attach anything nice to that PSU.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/psus/2014/06/20/550w-650w-psu-roundup/5

Big problems with stability and ripple past 300v. Dual rail design which means it will at best put 300w per side which makes it difficult to power a complex system. Also, only has ONE PEG connector - and a 6pin at that despite a 600w 'rating'. I have an Antec 500w PSU which has two 8pin PEGs. Started smoking at 500w load. The review is actually pretty damn funny.

Spend a little money, get a GOOD psu since...
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Codegen ATX 600W CE PFC for more info, and I'm not sure but i think it costs about 30 euros.. Why I am asking because I have seen people claiming that psu is most important/ don't buy cheap ones etc.
 
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Don't you dare attach anything nice to that PSU.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/psus/2014/06/20/550w-650w-psu-roundup/5

Big problems with stability and ripple past 300v. Dual rail design which means it will at best put 300w per side which makes it difficult to power a complex system. Also, only has ONE PEG connector - and a 6pin at that despite a 600w 'rating'. I have an Antec 500w PSU which has two 8pin PEGs. Started smoking at 500w load. The review is actually pretty damn funny.

Spend a little money, get a GOOD psu since it connects to everything, and as such, if it blows it can destroy everything. A good psu will have proper circuit designs to prevent exactly that kind of damage.
 
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Welcome. Just as a general rule of thumb, if you're spending less than $70 USD on a 500w or so PSU, you're taking a chance. Here's the flat out truth: The PSU connects to -everything- in your computer. The motherboard, CPU, hard drives, SSD's, GPUs. And people have no problem spending good money on a GTX 970 will try and save $20.00 on something that costs 1/3rd of their GPU budget, or 1/4 of the CPU budget. It makes no sense.

If you'll spend $250-$300 on a GPU, $200 on a CPU, $100 on a motherboard, geez, don't be afraid to spend $80.00 on a good PSU instead of buying the $30.00 budget 'Super Extreme Mondo Exciting Gigawatt' PSU which can actually only put out half it's rated power safely and will probably go up in smoke in the first hour of operation.

Here's a good one that'll more than do the job, and will probably last through this build and your next three builds.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095&cm_re=seasonic-_-17-151-095-_-Product

 
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