This PSU is enough for these hardware?

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PSU: Corsair Builder 650W 80plus PFC Active

AMD RX560 4GB
Intel i3 8100
DDR4 16GB RAM Vengeance 2400
MSI Z270 PC MATE motherboard
WD Cavier Blue 1TB
Cooler Master hyper 212x

I also like to know MSI power supply calculator website is accurate?
 
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LOL I have a 700W right now with a 4790k,amd r7 370,16GB ddr3,500GB so thats why its still working even after 5 years??? holy crap I got either trolled or scammed by my local seller....

Thank you sir, for both your reply and making me awake, I will try a different store next time.
 
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Echoing bignasty's comment. That setup will take about 300W, depending on fans and added bits n bobs. Something in the range of 400W to 550W would be ideal (allowing for heat, age, and setup expansion.

One thing I noticed on the PC Partpicker site was that it said the i3-8100 is not compatible with the Z270 motherboard. See these links:

https://wccftech.com/intel-arbitrarily-breaks-coffee-lake-compatibility-z270-force-users-buy-new-z370-motherboards/

https://wccftech.com/intel-coffee-lake-lga-1151-pin-configuration-detailed/

https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-coffee-lake-kaby-lake,news-56880.html
 
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as I said above I have a 700W currently with the hardware I mentioned above, I'm still in shock lol, because I trusted on that store and they literally sold me a PSU that is not even necessary for these hardware load.

But yes thank you all for replies, where I live store stocks are very limited so I don't have plenty options to choose from, but again, I will probably buy a Corsair 650W I mentioned in my first post because its the only quality brand in my area. Plus that 700W still working after like 4-5 years currently in my system so I kinda want to buy higher capacity PSU it can work longer like this one

thanks again,
 
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PC Partpicker has that spec as 266W, and I figured 20-30W for the odds and ends. Don't shoot the messenger.
 
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Hey just noticed your reply, thanks for the warning, the store I'm looking now (and close to my house thank god) have some z370 motherboards as well, so I will buy one of them instead of the z270, some GIGABYTE and ASUS mobos is in the store, I heard both brands are fairly good
 
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so I kinda want to buy higher capacity PSU it can work longer like this one
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PSU wattage doesn’t define it’s lifespan at all. If you want a long lasting PSU, get a good quality one, not high wattage.

PC Partpicker has that spec as 266W, and I figured 20-30W for the odds and ends
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PCPartPicker estimates the max power based on TDP values for every part. This is usually inaccurate/overestimating as your parts will never all be at full load, and tdp isn’t the same as power consumption.
 
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They are very closely related since every watt of power draw ultimately turns into heat. The main differences are time scales (microseconds for electrical power, seconds for heat propagation and dissipation) and TDP being meant to be the target for worst-of-worst cases under stock conditions.
 
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