Is My Power supply enough?

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Butler1

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Hi!
Im getting a new CPU, RAM and MOBO and i was wondering should i get a better PSU
My PSU is Corsair CX600M 600W
Specs:
Cpu: Intel i5 Kaby Lake 7600k
Motherboard: Asus Strix Z270H
Ram: G.skill Ripjaws 16GB 3200mhz
GPU: Asus Strix gtx 960 4gb
2 Case Fans
Do i need a better Psu?
 
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weberdarren97

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1) Is it okay? If by this do you mean will it run, it will likely run the system but it won't be happy and we can't guarantee that it'll behave nicely.

2) It could send a surge through the system and destroy your motherboard, graphics card, and hard drives. It's rare that a failing unit destroys the CPU or RAM because there's motherboard VRMs between them and the power supply. This is possible, but unlikely.
 
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weberdarren97

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He asked what could go wrong, so naturally I listed the worst possible outcome except for starting a house fire.

I lost the link, but remember the post of one user that tried to jump start an old CX unit and it caught fire?
 
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Super rare , they usually just quit running.
 
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True.
 
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