Will the Coolermaster TM-420-PMSR 420W be enough...

[Aleckazee]

I'm building a budget gaming rig for my younger brother, max I can spend is $550 (Aud) not including mouse, keyboard or monitor.

Here's what I have come up with so far, I will be purchasing parts in a couple weeks time.


CoolerMaster Elite 341 with 420W PSU - $59
Intel Core i3 2100 - $115
ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB DirectCU - $129
WD Caviar Blue 500GB - $79(!)
Corsair 4GB RAM 2 Dimm 1333MHz CL9 - $29
ASUS P8H61-M-LX-V3 - $65
Wireless PCIe card - $19.50

Total: $495.50

My question is, will that PSU (Coolermaster TM-420-PMSR 420W) have enough amperage to be able to handle that setup? Apparently it only has 16A on a single 12v rail (as opposed to 53A on a TX650 v2 which I have). That's quite a difference and I'm worried the computer won't run well or the PSU will die.

If not, could someone tell me what the minimum amperage is that I should go for in that setup? I want to keep cost to a minimum hence why I chose the case/psu combo in the first place, but if I have to get a different psu I will get a cheaper case and as cheap as possible psu.

I will be buying from this website: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php

 

[amuffin]

This is a much better powersupply: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_354&products_id=17405

 

[Aleckazee]

Is there a cheaper one that I could possibly get? Was wondering because I think I should get a better cpu

 

[sunja]

it sounds nice,I also want to build one like this.

 

[jsc]

$60 for case and PSU is really cheap. You need a better PSU.

Better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129071

Comes with the Antec Earthwatts 380:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033
28 amps on the 12 volt rails.

 

[wr6133]

You cant cheap out on a PSU as if you do it will come back to bite you and end up costing you more when you have to buy double

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_31&products_id=14859

Get this case then you can afford the PSU amuffin linked and come around your $550 budget..... you even get a side window with this one

 

[Aleckazee]

Ok I'll get the CX430, and I was thinking of even getting this case because it's slightly cheaper and smaller too. http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_547&products_id=14530

thanks everyone for your input

 

[Aleckazee]

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[Mousemonkey]

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