Will this power source work for my motherboard?

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tcheuffapaul

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I am using a
GA-78LMT-S2PT (rev. 4.1)
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-78LMT-S2PT-rev-40-41#support-dl


and intend to buy this power adapter for my desktop
https://www.amazon.com/KENTEK-Supply-ATX12V-PCI-Express-Floppy/dp/B006XJYVZW/ref=sr_1_2?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1504290465&sr=8-2&keywords=computer+power+supply+600w&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011
or
https://www.amazon.com/Apevia-ATX-JP600W-Certified-Performance-Crossfire/dp/B01IE03EQO/ref=sr_1_9?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1504290465&sr=8-9&keywords=computer+power+supply+600w&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011

The reason is because I am getting this gpu
https://www.amazon.com/XFX-Radeon-DisplayPort-PCI-Express-RX-460P4SFG5/dp/B01JGQUIU0/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1504288460&sr=1-1&keywords=RX+460+4GB&refinements=p_36%3A-12000%2Cp_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A6066316011

and my current power levels are too low for the gpu requirment
so my solution was to increase it with a new power adapter
I already figured out the power adapter has the cords/connections I need for my mother board.

Just wondering on whether or not it will fry my PC (my old power adapter was the RX 350AS which did 350watts)

if anyone could tell me of a power adapter that does 600watts and would work for this board, much appreciated :)
 
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A 350w will be fine for your build. If your PSU never caused a problem until now, 75w will not make a huge difference. You have the RX560 or the GTX1050 as options, both rated at 75w. A good PSU is of course safer, but 350w is pretty decent for today's efficient components. Just consider that a i7 7700 and GTX 1080 will draw below 500w (at stock).
But if you plan to upgrade in the future, well take a PSU like the Seasoning above.
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Its al low quality unit made of low quality parts and only designed to work oem office type PC's. You need a higher grade to handle a dedicated video card. Even one with low power draw like the 460 that only requires about a 350w power supply. You should get a tier 2 or higher PSU. For more information check out the link on differant grades of power supplies.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

The one I suggest is a good quality tier 2 S12II that can handle just about any current gen video card. You shouldn't risk your PC as the PSU can damage the entire system. You should look at the more powerful rx560 also. The rx560 is about 10% faster.
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-560-vs-AMD-RX-460/3926vs3641

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 560 2GB PULSE Video Card ($113.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $149.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-01 17:53 EDT-0400

 
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The rx560 has 1024 streaming cores compared to the rx460 only has 896 streaming cores. The extra video memory is nice but mostly worthless until games min requirement hits 4GB's. The rx460 is so slow the 2GB's extra has very little impact on performance.
 
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A 350w will be fine for your build. If your PSU never caused a problem until now, 75w will not make a huge difference. You have the RX560 or the GTX1050 as options, both rated at 75w. A good PSU is of course safer, but 350w is pretty decent for today's efficient components. Just consider that a i7 7700 and GTX 1080 will draw below 500w (at stock).
But if you plan to upgrade in the future, well take a PSU like the Seasoning above.
 
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