500watt okay for my setup?

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i'm currently building a computer.

with Asus m5a78l-m/usb3 and AMD fx-6300 cpu. no video card yet. can this setup handle 500watt psu with no issue? let me know what's the recommended psu. thanks.
 
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Seasonic will be tier 1 or 2 on this list.
Raidmax is variable, but might be tier 4.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Wattage is not all.
A cheap PSU will be made of substandard components. It will not have safety and overload protections.
If it fails under load, it can destroy anything it is connected to.
It will deliver advertised power only at room temperatures, not at higher temperatures found when installed in a case.
The wattage will be delivered on the 3 and 5v rails, not on the 12v rails where modern parts
like the CPU and Graphics cards need it. What power is...
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the parts are on their way :(

well, no games for me. just photoshop and very little video editing. mainly basic web surfing youtube. etc.

i just went on pcpartpicker and chose my parts based on ratings and prices..like the best of the weakest kind of thinking.

so, no fx series? what are the good cpu brands that's affordable?
 
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Best to ask advice BEFORE you order so you can make changes.

FX-1600 is not terrible for your usage, but they are a drug on the market if you bought used.

For photoshop. I think I would concentrate on lots of ram.
Your usage does not require a fast action graphics card, the intel integrated graphics would serve.
Look into the option to use the CUDA cores from nvidia graphics cards to enhance photoshop processing.

I might have looked at a G4620, 16gb of ddr4 ram, a minimal psu,
and a ssd for windows.
 
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yea i noticed the fx6300 is kinda cheap everywhere. i bought my cpu used :(

i bought 32gb ram g.skill ddr3 12800. i want it maxed out the ram on the motherboard

its my first built so imma stay under the budget. i guess ill learn something from this first built.
 
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I would buy this Seasonic S12II 520w psu.
$30 after a $15 rebate:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094

As to graphics cards, I suggest a EVGA GT730 card 64 bit version.
Strangely, the 64 bit version is faster than the 128 bit version because it has 384 CUDA cores vs. 96. Exactly what might be useful for Photoshop.
I suggest EVGA as a brand because they have a free 90 day trade-up program in the event that you decide on a stronger card
 
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Seasonic will be tier 1 or 2 on this list.
Raidmax is variable, but might be tier 4.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

Wattage is not all.
A cheap PSU will be made of substandard components. It will not have safety and overload protections.
If it fails under load, it can destroy anything it is connected to.
It will deliver advertised power only at room temperatures, not at higher temperatures found when installed in a case.
The wattage will be delivered on the 3 and 5v rails, not on the 12v rails where modern parts
like the CPU and Graphics cards need it. What power is delivered may fluctuate and cause instability
issues that are hard to diagnose.
The fan will need to spin up higher to cool it, making it noisy.
A cheap PSU can become very expensive. Do not buy one.
 
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