How much power to run an RX 460 and i3 6100?

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I'm planning on building a PC with the RX460 and the i3 6100 but I don't really know what power supply it will need. I have a couple of old desktops I can scavenge from for parts so I hope to be able to use one of the cases, but they also have 300W power supplies in them, would that be enough?
 
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It will work, but I wouldn't recommend using that for so long, more than a year or two, because those power supplies are not made for pushing wattage close to their peaks. So yeah just do that for now, and sometime soon maybe upgrade it.
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So you think I should look at like 400-450W supplies instead? That power supply you sent a link for is a bit more expensive in the UK where I am and I want to try to keep the cost as low as possible. I found this 300W power supply: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cougar-stx-350w-80-plus-230v-eu-power-supply-black-ca-016-cu.html , do you think that would be a good enough quality? Also I think I might have downvoted your answer by accident, it's my first time asking a question on this website, so sorry about that.
 
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That PSU is okay, and 300w will work, but I would recommend going to 400w+ just so that you can re use the psu when you later upgrade your parts. So just find something in the 400w range that is at a good price from a reputable company.
 
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If 300W will work then I could use that at first as I already have two 300W power supplies I could use which are already in the cases. If I use one of them at first I could then swap it for a better one later if I need to. It will not actually be a PC for myself but I want to build it for someone else so they can play games decently, but I need to keep it as cheap as I can so if one of the 300W supplies will work without harming performance or damaging any components then I will use that. Or is it safer to just spend a bit more and get a new one?
 
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It will work, but I wouldn't recommend using that for so long, more than a year or two, because those power supplies are not made for pushing wattage close to their peaks. So yeah just do that for now, and sometime soon maybe upgrade it.
 
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Ben_149

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Okay, thanks for the help. I will use the old power supply at first if it's compatible with the other parts, but if not then the information you gave about what sort of power I need has been very helpful.
 
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