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Which psu to go with?

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Yea it will be more than enough to power this system currently but if you want to get a better video card in the future I would recommend to get at least a 80+ bronze 550w power supply.http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/550-Watt-Seasonic-S12G-Non-Modular-80--Gold_936922.html

What psu do you recommend for this system?
AMD FX 8350

2*4GB DDR3 1600 Corsair LP

Asrock 990fx Extreme 3

Noctua CPU Cooler

Asus GT640 Silent Passive cooled

2* 7200RPM HDD

2* Samsung Evo 840 120gb

 

Please bare in mind that I maybe want to throw a better gpu in there in future. Should I still be able to go with http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/450-Watt-Corsair-RM-Series-Modular-80--Gold_932930.html

 

or should I buy a higher 80+ bronze psu?

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It's gold, bronze is worse than gold, that puss great, just below platinum

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might be cutting it close if you get a graphic card in 780 class later

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It would be a middleclass gpu arround 200€ in arround 3 years.

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For the current spec? Yes that 450w should be fine. But i would suggest getting at least 550w if you plan to change to higher end graphics card in future.

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Yea it will be more than enough to power this system currently but if you want to get a better video card in the future I would recommend to get at least a 80+ bronze 550w power supply.http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/550-Watt-Seasonic-S12G-Non-Modular-80--Gold_936922.html

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Unless you plan to get something more power hungry than a 780/290 in the future, you're fine.

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