What size power suply will i need, and will i need a cpu cooler?

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Im new to pc building and want to know how big a power supply i will need and wether or not the cooler is nessasary, i do plan on overclocking to around 4.3GHz if thats possible, and if you have any suggestions for my build i will gladly accept, keeping in mind this is supposed to be a budget build. Here are my planned parts:
Amd fx6300 6 core processor
Asus strix gforce gtf 960 graphics card
1 stick of 8gb ddr3 crucial ballistix sport ram
Cooler master gemin11 m4 cpu cooler
Crucial bx200 480gb ssd
Asus micro atx ddr3 2000 amd M5A78L-M/USB3 motherborad (i dont know any shorter names for it)
Bolse 300mbp usb wifi adapter
Fractal design core 1100 case

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A good 550w PSU is all you need for that rig. That said, there is a really good deal right now on the EVGA 750B2 which puts it right at the same price as many high-quailty 550w models:

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $44.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 12:53 EST-0500

This is a very strong PSU, so if it is in your price range it's a great grab at the moment.

You will probably be fine with your stock cooler, but they can be VERY noisey. The Cryorig H7 is currently the best budget aftermarket cooler available, and would be a very good choice to keep your CPU...
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A good 550w PSU is all you need for that rig. That said, there is a really good deal right now on the EVGA 750B2 which puts it right at the same price as many high-quailty 550w models:

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $44.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-12 12:53 EST-0500

This is a very strong PSU, so if it is in your price range it's a great grab at the moment.

You will probably be fine with your stock cooler, but they can be VERY noisey. The Cryorig H7 is currently the best budget aftermarket cooler available, and would be a very good choice to keep your CPU within healthy temperatures.

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CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $34.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-11 08:45 EST-0500
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*Great review of the H7's cooling performance: http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooling/heatsinks/42980-cryorig-h7-universal-cpu-cooler-review

*Recieved 'Best Value Award' from Tweaktown: http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/6958/cryorig-h7-cpu-cooler-review/index7.html

*Here's a video showing just how easy it is to install: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNF-GHQthro
 
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The Asus board is only sata 2 so if you're running a fairly fast ssd you'll lose a good 25% of it's theoretical max performance.
That m4 cooler is not great, don't expect to get much of an overclock with it at all.
The gigabyte 78lmt-usb3 is a better board in all honesty but is still only sata 2.
If you must go matx then the only fully featured sata 3 board is the asrock 970m pro 3.
 
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That board is not going to overclock very well it has weak vrms, and you would need a decent cpu cooler when overclocking. I would drop the SSD and put more money into getting a better cpu and motherboard. Even an i3 would perform better than the 6300. Whats you budget and location and I can post a build.
 
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^ don't drop any kind of tower cooler on the Asus board is my advice - you want a blower that cools the boards vrm's too.

The raijintek Pallas is honestly the best you could use for the Asus board.

Otherwise go with the gigabyte or asrock board instead which have decent vrm sinks.
 
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You can overclock on it.
While its 4 phase with no vrm sinks the MOSFETs have proved (at least on the 2 I've used) to be fairly excellent quality.

I've seen them hit 60c with no throttling whatsoever which proves the quality , HOWEVER the voltage regulation is not great past 4ghz, you'll need a $40 cooler, & you'll have to be realistic on overclocking speeds.
4-4.3ghz is doable , anything past that not.
Ive had 4.6fhz, it took 1.45v to hit that , I wouldn't recommend that kind of voltage on a 4 phase board to anyone.
I can afford to experiment with stuff but for a singular build on a tight budget id recommending going with a a better board in the first place.

That 480gb ssd is not a necessity , go with a 240gb ssd & a 1tb platter drive & spend the saving on a better mb.
 
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Thats a very poor unit, poor enough it could very well damage other parts.
 
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I just want to say thank you right now, you answering all of my questions doesnt benefit you at all, so thank you very much, and if i use the core i3, what mother board should i use?
 
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