Help with PSU choice

Stealth112

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Alright well Im building a new pc and need help in picking out the proper PSU to fit my case and work properly.
The case i have is this. http://www.xoxide.com/raidmax-typhoon-windmaxx-case.html?gclid=CI75r4yuqqoCFcaC5QodkmDpmA

The specs I plan on having are

AMD Phenom II X6 1100t black edition six core processor
8gb Corsair XMS3 4 GB 1333MHz PC3-10666 240-pin DDR3 Memory Kit for Intel Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD CMX4GX3M1A1333C9
EVGA GeForce® GTX 550 Ti FPB 1024 MB GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.0 Video Card, 01G-P3-1556-KR -
Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 Socket AM3 AMD 890GX/SB850 6 SATA USB 3.0 ATX Motherboard

And the power supply I thought of getting was this, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003UWNL2O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Now the question is, will this fit my comps case and is 600w enough for these specifications.
 

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430W is enough? Thing is with a six core cpu I thought id at least need 600w psu.
 

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Well, I was originally going to get the XFX ATI Radeon HD6870 1 GB DDR5 GFX card. I want something that can perform well under $200 that would still work well with my selected psu. Since the hd6870 is a better card than the 550 ti id expect it to require a larger psu. Except im not sure how much more watts.
 
One of my systems has an OC'd Q9550, 4 GB RAM, a GTX260 - a card with similar power requirements to the 6870, a Gigabyte EP45-UD3P motherboard, 3 hard drives and an optical, and a Soundblaster card all powered by a Corsair TX750.

Running 3 instances of Prime95 to load the CPU and 3DMark06 to load the GPU, it pulls 375 watts from the wall as measured by my Kill-a-Watt meter. Figuring 80% efficiency, the system pulls 300 watts from the PSU.

I like to run my PSU's at about 50% of capacity, but you really do not that much power. A good 550 - 600 watt PSU is all you need.

The ThermalTake TR2's are excessively mediocre.

The CoolerMaster GX650 is CM's latest attempt to build a decent power supply, but they are not quite there yet.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/11/22/cooler_master_gx_650w_power_supply_review/9

 

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I see but will these fit in my case? Thats really what Im worried about. I dont want to buy one and it end up not being the right size. Or do most mid tower cases have the same space for a psu?
 

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yes of course those psu will fit your case, most psu is designed for any case, only those slim cases will not fit that psus.
i have aerocool case its 200mm wide, its a mid tower case and i have an fsp everest psu and still my case is capable fitting a 120x120x25mm side fan with the psu installed.