What psu do I need

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tiropop

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Hi this is my first time building a computer and I need help determining what psu should I use.

The specs are

Intel pentium g870 3.1ghz
GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3V motherboard
2 4gb patriot gamer 2 1600ddr3
Hd radeon 6670

All I need is to know what psu I need to game on this computer with no problem
 
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Two reputable brand 80 PLUS BRONZE certified PSUs in your price range:

The Corsair Builder Series CX430 (SKU# 75-001666 / CP-9020046), with its maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 32 Amps and with one (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector, is more than sufficient to power your system configuration with a single Radeon HD 6670 graphics card.
$44.99 ($24.99 after $20.00 rebate card)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

The Seasonic SS-350ET Active PFC, with its maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 27 Amps, is more than sufficient to...
For a system using a single Radeon HD 6670 graphics card AMD specifies a minimum of a 400 Watt or greater system power supply. The power supply should also have a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 20 Amps or greater.

Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Sufficient Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) rated at 45°C - 50°C ambient temperature, is the most critical factor.

Overclocking of the CPU and/or GPU(s) will require an additional increase to the maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current ratings, recommended above, to meet the increase in power required for the overclock. The additional amount required will depend on the magnitude of the overclock being attempted.

You may find power supplies on the market that supply more than enough Wattage to run the system. However, some of them lack Sufficient Amperage capacity on the critical +12 Volt rail, which is necessary to properly power the critical components in the system (i.e. CPU and GPUs). This is the reason why graphics card manufacturers may overstate the power supply wattage, usually by at least 50 Watts, in an attempt to take into account some of those power supplies that have the weaker +12 Volt rail(s).

What is your power supply budget?
 

Two reputable brand 80 PLUS BRONZE certified PSUs in your price range:

The Corsair Builder Series CX430 (SKU# 75-001666 / CP-9020046), with its maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 32 Amps and with one (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector, is more than sufficient to power your system configuration with a single Radeon HD 6670 graphics card.
$44.99 ($24.99 after $20.00 rebate card)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

The Seasonic SS-350ET Active PFC, with its maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 27 Amps, is more than sufficient to power your system configuration with a single Radeon HD 6670 graphics card.
$44.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151077
 
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