Question about power supply watts for computer

d3legend

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I'm gonna build a new computer. gonna buy these

amd phenom x4 quad core 3.2 ghz cpu

8 gbs ram

radeon hd minimum of 500 watts gpu

1 hdd

4 fans

just bought a 500 watt 5 mins ago from new egg and had thoughts if it was a smart move for this, or do i really need more than 500? thanks
 

d3legend

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corsair 500 watt psu

and i'm gonna buy a gpu in prob 6 months since the gpu i have can run D3 on high settings, but i see the top $$ gpus say minimum of 500 watt psu so i was hoping that would be enough
 
I'm going to assume that you'r e talking about the Corsair Builder Series CX500. That PSU has 34A available on the 12V rail and is sufficient for most modern single-gpu PCs, but would be insufficient for PCs that require more than 34A on the 12V rails, like the GTX580, GTX 570, GTX 590, GTX 690, or GTX 670.
 

d3legend

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ah so it's good for single gpu's instead of crossfire 1's...thx

gona order new mobo/cpu soon...looking at some towers! they look pretty nice..i want those mesh filters over my fan to keep it clean..thx for help