Is 500w enough

[DSimo14545]

In my pc gaming rig I have:

For my pc build I used a EVGA 80plus 500w power supply by accident meaning to buy a 600 watt corsair power supply. My question is will the 500 w power supply be sufficient with:

FX-6300

Radeon R9 280 windforce

8GB (2x4) ram

120GB SSD

1Tb HDD

After Market heat sync

Cd/ DVD rom

3 120mm fans (2 LED)

Keyboard, mouse, and headset (none LED).

The cooler master wattage calculator says I need 450w but I just feel that is on the light side and friends of mine say I need a 600w. What do you guys think will 500w be enough and will I be able to overclock with 500w?

[FatalityDiablo]

yes it is fine

[TheKDub]

should be enough.

[Henleyz]

Should be grand

[Archangel1994]

More than enough

[FatalityDiablo]

you see

[DSimo14545]

Thank you to everyone who responded.

[DSimo14545]

Thank you to everyone who responded.

[Aniallation]

In my pc gaming rig I have:

For my pc build I used a EVGA 80plus 500w power supply by accident meaning to buy a 600 watt corsair power supply. My question is will the 500 w power supply be sufficient with:

FX-6300

Radeon R9 280 windforce

8GB (2x4) ram

120GB SSD

1Tb HDD

After Market heat sync

Cd/ DVD rom

3 120mm fans (2 LED)

Keyboard, mouse, and headset (none LED).

The cooler master wattage calculator says I need 450w but I just feel that is on the light side and friends of mine say I need a 600w. What do you guys think will 500w be enough and will I be able to overclock with 500w?

Welcome to Linus Tech Tips! 500W is enough for your PC, however to get high stable overclocks on both CPU and GPU or if you want to add another GPU down the road you'll need to be looking at more then 500W. Make sure you're using a quality PSU as well and not a cheap OEM (even good brand PSUs does not mean that the OEM that makes the components inside is good)

[DSimo14545]

Welcome to Linus Tech Tips! 500W is enough for your PC, however to get high stable overclocks on both CPU and GPU or if you want to add another GPU down the road you'll need to be looking at more then 500W. Make sure you're using a quality PSU as well and not a cheap OEM (even good brand PSUs does not mean that the OEM that makes the components inside is good)

[DSimo14545]

Does anybody know if the 500w psu I chose is of good quality cause I've heard mixed things about EVGA. Sorry by the way i'm a first time builder

[Aniallation]

Does anybody know if the 500w psu I chose is of good quality cause I've heard mixed things about EVGA. Sorry by the way i'm a first time builder

Yes, the EVGA 500W is fine. The 500B would be a better choice but if it's already what you have then it's all good

[daemonowner]

Expect <250W for the GPU and 95W for the CPU. Yes, it's enough. But it's a low end unit. It's only saving grace is that it isn't one of those cheapo explosive units, and it's pretty damn cheap.