ivan.cortes12

Oh okay that makes much more sense, so if my entire rig needs (roughly) 340 and I get a 650watt PSU that will give me enough room for some upgrades, right?

Thank you for the information and I understand it more now. I am willing to spend about $80 on a PSU, but I read about the differences between Bronze and Gold but I see other people's builds mainly have the 80+Bronze PSU rather than a Gold, why is that? I know it has to deal with how much you plan to spend which is a factor. I understand both scenarios, so it would be smart to get a PSU that is a sufficient amount of wattage that way you have room for any additional upgrades or maximum loads.

Well if you have too much power wouldnt you risk frying your components or no?

So do you think its better to go with a EVGA Bronze PSU rather than a Gold Certified? I know it only matters in efficiency

Sorry about that guys, the parts that I have decided on are the following: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB DDR4-2400 Samsun 850 EVO Series 500GB SSD WD 1TB HDD 7200RPM EVGA Geforce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+Video Card NZXT Phantom 530 ATX Full Tower Case

Hello everyone, This is my first build and still have not decided on a power supply to efficiently power my rig. If anyone could suggest some because I was looking at a EVGA 80 Gold Certified 550watts. Here is the link to my pc part list. This rig will mainly be for light gaming, but mainly for the basic things for a college student. Also any advice on the parts I picked would be great. Thank you in advance and hopefully to hear some great advice. http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/