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Matthew Renna

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The above power supply calculator says 433W for your system as specified.

The thing is that less expensive power supplies don't actually do well running at 100% of their rated capacity. Suppose you want 80% of your 500W power supplies capacity to be your baseline. Sure it SAYS that it'll run at 500W, but using it at 80% of maximum you should only put 400W.

The 433W calculated power draw by your system is 86.6% of the MAXIMUM rated 500W power that your CX 500 can put out.

So.

It will work.

At the first occurrence of 'my computer died in the middle of a game', or 'my computer shuts off by itself', you need to get another power supply. Also watch the heat coming out of the power...
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https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

The above power supply calculator says 433W for your system as specified.

The thing is that less expensive power supplies don't actually do well running at 100% of their rated capacity. Suppose you want 80% of your 500W power supplies capacity to be your baseline. Sure it SAYS that it'll run at 500W, but using it at 80% of maximum you should only put 400W.

The 433W calculated power draw by your system is 86.6% of the MAXIMUM rated 500W power that your CX 500 can put out.

So.

It will work.

At the first occurrence of 'my computer died in the middle of a game', or 'my computer shuts off by itself', you need to get another power supply. Also watch the heat coming out of the power supply fan area. If it seems abnormally hot, or you EVER smell hot electronics smell, shut your computer off.

Then replace the power supply with something more expensive.

For me, I'd get something more highly rated and recommended than the CX series.

Power is what your computer depends upon to run. Failures in the power supply can kill EVERY SINGLE THING in your computer. That includes your graphics card, your cpu, your motherboard and your hard drives with all your files on them.

It's not worth playing around with.

600-650W power supplies are considered better for most mainstream desktop systems.
 
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