Is my power supply enough?

[okolepooka]

I'm building my first pc for some gaming, I'm not an extreme gamer so I don't fully know everything there is about computers.

I was wondering if my cooler master extreme power plus 500w power supply is enough for my new pc.

My system is as follows (Some parts I haven't bought yet)

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912
Mobo: Gigabyte Ga-970a-ud3
Cpu: Fx-6300
Ram: G.Skill Ares 8gb
GPU: Radeon HD 7850 or 7770 (Haven't bought yet)
PSU: Cooler mast extreme power plus 500w

 

[ScrewySqrl]

it should be enough, but you can do better:

Corsair CX 430 or XFX 450W will be better deals

 

[Deemo13]

Or the Antec VP-450 as well.

 

[MC_K7]

Cooler Master PSU are far from being the best.

Try to get one from a better manufacturer like Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, etc...

 

[okolepooka]

Thank you guys, I will probably be replacing it at some point then since I already bought it a month ago. It was only $40 so I'm not overly concerned about losing the money.

 

[Deemo13]

Well, if you already bought it, you might as well keep it. Its not an awful unit, it just doesnt put out the power stated.

 

[okolepooka]

Another question that just occurred to me is will my computer be damaged if it doesn't supply enough power?

 

[Deemo13]

If the power supply fails, yes. If you get the Radeon HD7770, you should be fine. You are going to be cutting it close with a 7850, but it would run on that power supply. I would recommend an upgrade with a 7850.

 

[okolepooka]

I'm looking at the xfx core edition 550w, would that be enough?
Sorry if I'm being annoying, but I know NOTHING about power supplies and probably never will.

 

[Deemo13]

The XFX would be enough to power any single graphics card on the market.

 

[okolepooka]

Sweet thank you