Would a Corsair VS550 be enough for an ASUS 960 Strix OC Edition(2Gb)?

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I know it isn't the best of what I could use, but it does the job pretty well with my current GTX 560Ti.
My only problem is that, I've heard that the power consumption of these cards can raise significantly, depending on the amount of overclock.
I'm going to buy a factory overclocked one, so I'd like to know if there's anyone that has the same PSU and also runs a similar system.
As of now, I have an i5 2500, 6Gb of 1333Mhz RAM(which I'm potentially going to upgrade), a 1Tb HDD Storage and the already written Gigabyte 560Ti.
Thanks in advance for every answer!
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The VS series is Tier 4. OEM is CWT. Built down to a low price. Not exactly the most stable units ever created. Very basic safety circuitry or even thin gauge wiring used. Not for gaming rigs or overclocking systems of any kind. Avoid unless your budget dictates your choice.
So try to get a better PSU that is Tier 1 or 2 along with the graphics card ;)

PSU Tier list
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
 
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the corsair vs really are not designed for heavy power use

expect lowered lifespan on your psu if you are lucky, if not it just simply dies
 
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The whole system would eat about ~245W at max, while doing games.
I'd not consider that a heavy power use at all, although I have no idea how much the factory overclock pushes up the card's consumption.
But all things considered and from what I've seen all over the internet, it'd only be about ~15W.
Do you guys think it'd handle that amount?
I wouldn't change yet if not necessary.

 
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It is very low quality. Chinese capacitors, fire hazard, only a 30C unit. So get a better PSU rather than risk it and burn your PC down!

 
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I see.
Would a Seasonic S12 II 620W be decent for near future builds as well as this one?
Also, do you think the current one can handle the card for 2 to 3 weeks?
I'd only upgrade the PSU around the end of May.
 
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The Seasonic S12II-620 is a decent Tier 2 PSU. You can try with the current PSU, but you might get BSODs, crashes etc. ;)
 
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