Is this PSU Sufficient for Powering my Budget Gaming Build?

Kuzri

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Hello,

I've run multiple "PSU Calculators," but have received conflicting responses. Can any veteran tell me if this PSU is sufficient to power my system? I inquired about this recently, but I modified a few specs and the old thread is locked. Thanks.

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PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027)
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Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153)

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition Deneb 3.5GHz Socket AM3 125W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103894)

GPU: XFX HD-677X-ZNFC Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150560)

Motherboard: ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176)

RAM: PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820178333)

Optical Drive: Extracting from current PC, some old dvd burner from 2008

HDD: 320gb standard HD, definitely not high-RPM.