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danBrown
By danBrown
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I'm building a computer for a friend and was wondering if a SilverStone ST50F-ESG Strider Essential 500W Gold PSU would be enough for this system as there is a pretty good deal on it at the moment. 

 

the system includes:
fx 8320

gtx 760

8gb kingston ram

1 monitor

 

he doesn't plan to overclock the system at all, he does plan on gaming a fair bit and general work. 

Would this powersuply be enough or should I get a higher one? 

Also he doesn't plan on getting a second graphics card at this time. 
 

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Yeah.

i5 4670k @ 4.2GHz (Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo); ASrock Z87 EXTREME4; 8GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3 RAM @ 2133MHz; Asus DirectCU GTX 560; Super Flower Golden King 550 Platinum PSU;1TB Seagate Barracuda;Corsair 200r case. 

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yes, it would be enough?

yes

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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It's plenty and almost a bit overkill. 

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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The psu calculator says 380w is enough if I go over and shoot for the 500w psu will that be bad or is it ok or should I take a 400 or 430 instead?

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The psu calculator says 380w is enough if I go over and shoot for the 500w psu will that be bad or is it ok or should I take a 400 or 430 instead?

A decent 500w or solid 450w would do. I would go with a smaller psu unless it was a great unit--smaller psus tend to not have enough connectors as well.

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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A decent 500w or solid 450w would do. I would go with a smaller psu unless it was a great unit--smaller psus tend to not have enough connectors as well.

Thanks WM

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