Looks like it's time for a new graphics card - any suggestions?

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Here's my current system:

Intel Core i7-4790 3.6 GHz
8 MB L3 Cache
Memory Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3
Storage 2 TB SATA III 7200RPM
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB
Power Supply Corsair CX430 430W
Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
MB - Intel H81

It turns out my graphics card is dead. My issue may be the PSU but I'm pretty sure it's the card. That said, I think my PSU may have contributed to its death so I'm going to be upgrading that as well.

This is the PSU I'm looking at:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139042

Any recommendations on a new GPU to go with it? I'm looking to spend $200-$300 on the GPU. Less, obviously, if I can get a good bang for my buck :)

Thanks!
 
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That's a fine PSU but more than you need.

This is gonna be around the best bang for your buck:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB GAMING X Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $379.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-26 18:25 EDT-0400

This GPU will better "support" stepping up to 4k if you want it to. (not exactly an ideal though, it's still kinda weak for it)
That's a fine PSU but more than you need.

This is gonna be around the best bang for your buck:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 8GB GAMING X Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $379.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-26 18:25 EDT-0400

This GPU will better "support" stepping up to 4k if you want it to. (not exactly an ideal though, it's still kinda weak for it)
 
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i'm wondering if tom's has a "permanent" article on guaging psu wattage needed? certainly there is some URL someone could post on how to calculate psu needs?

certainly calculate the max/peak watts of all units and go above the result by some safe margin (done use the average watts). overclocking can increase peak spikes so make sure your psu can handle that kind of thing.