Can my PSU run a ASUS STRIX GAMING RX470 DirectCU II OC
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Though your PSU is not of the best quality and reliability as others available in the market, that 400W (384W at combined 12V max. output power) is certainly enough to run your rig built on an G4560 + RX470.
Your CPU, having a TDP of 54W (https://ark.intel.com/products/97143/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G4560-3M-Cache-3_50-GHz), would roughly translate to 54W of power draw (let's just say 60W for overhead) (http://wccftech.com/intel-pentium-g4560-ultimate-budget-cpu-65-usd/). Your GPU, having a TDP of 120W, can consume up to ~130W to ~150W based on tests (http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/asus-radeon-rx-470-strix-gaming-4gb-review,5.html) (https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/RX_470_STRIX_OC/22.html).
So, theoretically, you'd be looking at a power draw of 60W + 150W = 210W. You'd still have much headroom for other components such as HDD's, RAM, etc. The 384W provided by your PSU at the +12V rail is enough.
Your CPU, having a TDP of 54W (https://ark.intel.com/products/97143/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G4560-3M-Cache-3_50-GHz), would roughly translate to 54W of power draw (let's just say 60W for overhead) (http://wccftech.com/intel-pentium-g4560-ultimate-budget-cpu-65-usd/). Your GPU, having a TDP of 120W, can consume up to ~130W to ~150W based on tests (http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/asus-radeon-rx-470-strix-gaming-4gb-review,5.html) (https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/RX_470_STRIX_OC/22.html).
So, theoretically, you'd be looking at a power draw of 60W + 150W = 210W. You'd still have much headroom for other components such as HDD's, RAM, etc. The 384W provided by your PSU at the +12V rail is enough.
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Michalcin :
Thank you for the information 
And little change. I decided to buy other graphic card MSI RX 480 GAMING 4G. So PSU must be more powerfull?
And little change. I decided to buy other graphic card MSI RX 480 GAMING 4G. So PSU must be more powerfull?
From your original Asus RX470 to your current selection MSI RX480, would be a +30W increase in power draw based on tests (http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-radeon-rx-480-gaming-x-review,5.html). That would bump up your total theoretical power consumption to about ~240W.
Still, at 384W at +12V of your current PSU, would be enough for that setup (about 60-ish% use of PSU).
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If you don't have the budget for a better PSU, your current 400W PSU (which provides 384W total 12V output) is sufficient, though, not the most efficient.
If you have a budget for a new PSU and/or will be upgrading your CPU to a higher TDP than that 54-W Pentium of yours (such as an i7 with 91W TDP), I highly suggest looking into a better PSU such as the Seasonic G-550 or EVGA SuperNOVA G3 or G2 550W as these are more than enough to power that rig and highly reliable, safe, and efficient models than what you have now.
If you have a budget for a new PSU and/or will be upgrading your CPU to a higher TDP than that 54-W Pentium of yours (such as an i7 with 91W TDP), I highly suggest looking into a better PSU such as the Seasonic G-550 or EVGA SuperNOVA G3 or G2 550W as these are more than enough to power that rig and highly reliable, safe, and efficient models than what you have now.
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