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Hello, i am building my new PC and i am wondering if 500W ATX is enought. Or do i need more? Or should i get lower model? Something around 450W?  :D

 

My setup: 

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3,5 GHz AM3+

 

Board: ASROCK 970m Pro3

 

Memory: Kingston 8GB KIT DDR3 1333 MHz CL9 (2x4GB)

 

GPU: Nvidia GTX750 Ti 2GB DDR5 (1085 MHz - 1163 MHz) 

 

HDD: WD Blue 1000GB 64MB cache (SATA III, 6G, 7200rpm)

 

PSU: Zalman ZM500-LX (500W, ATX)

 

Thanks for every tip or response!  :)

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Hello, i am building my new PC and i am wondering if 500W ATX is enought. Or do i need more? Or should i get lower model? Something around 450W?  :D

 

My setup: 

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3,5 GHz AM3+

 

Board: ASROCK 970m Pro3

 

Memory: Kingston 8GB KIT DDR3 1333 MHz CL9 (2x4GB)

 

GPU: Nvidia GTX750 Ti 2GB DDR5 (1085 MHz - 1163 MHz) 

 

HDD: WD Blue 1000GB 64MB cache (SATA III, 6G, 7200rpm)

 

PSU: Zalman ZM500-LX (500W, ATX)

 

Thanks for every tip or response!  :)

500W Is definitely enough, but if you're planning to upgrade later on I would go for a larger PSU. Otherwise, it should be fine.

(Don't know about the quality of Zalman PSU's though..)

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It will even go with 430W. But, try getting the i3 4160 its better for gaming tasks. And get EVGA if you can.

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500W should be good!

My main computer:

i7 6700k || GTX 1070 || Asus Z170 RGB || C.M. Hyper 212 EVO || 16GB RAM || 256GB NVMe SSD || 500GB SATA SSD || 12TB total HDD || Define R5 Blackout || 850W PSU

More Details Below :) 

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| CPU: Intel Core i7 6700k                             | GPU:  EVGA GTX 1070 FTW                                  |  Motherboard: Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Aura
| CPU Cooler: C.M. Hyper 212 EVO             | RAM: 16GB Kingston Fury 4x4 DDR4 2400MHz         | SSD:  Intel 256GB NVMe SSD & Plextor 500GB SATA SSD

| Hard Drive:  WD 2TB Black, 2TB WD Blue, 8TB WD Red     | Case:  Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition   | PSU:  Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 850W

 

| Additional Computer Parts: NZXT Hue for LEDs

| Peripherals: Dell U2414H (x2) || Corsair Sabre RGB || Corsair K95 Platinum || Sennheiser 558's || Modmic

 

Pictures of setup:

 

 

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500W Is definitely enough, but if you're planning to upgrade later on I would go for a larger PSU. Otherwise, it should be fine.

(Don't know about the quality of Zalman PSU's though..)

Thanks for response! Not sure about upgrading in nearby future (Maybe just SSD). I am glad that 500W will work fine. Once again thanks for response and have a nice day! :)

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Don't buy a GTX 750. Get a R9 270.

Intel i7 7700K | MSI Z270 Gaming M3 | MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X| Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3000Mhz | Samsung EVO 850 250GB | WD Blue 1TB | Corsair CS650M | Thermalright Macho Rev. A | NZXT S340

CM Storm Quickfire TK [MX Blues] | Zowie FK1 |  Kingston HyperX Cloud

 

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Don't buy a GTX 750. Get a R9 270.

Hello, why should i buy R9 270 instead of GTX 750Ti? Personnaly i have really good experience with nvidia graphics cards (Have GTX 660 in second comp.) I watched some YouTube videos about games that i want to run on build i wrote up and i was pretty happy about that :) I dont see reason buying an AMD R9 270 graphics card. + I am on budget so pretty much this is the best choice from Nvidia graphics that i can get. If you have any suggestion or something like that, i will approciate it :) Have a nice day!

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Hello, why should i buy R9 270 instead of GTX 750Ti? Personnaly i have really good experience with nvidia graphics cards (Have GTX 660 in second comp.) I watched some YouTube videos about games that i want to run on build i wrote up and i was pretty happy about that :) I dont see reason buying an AMD R9 270 graphics card. + I am on budget so pretty much this is the best choice from Nvidia graphics that i can get. If you have any suggestion or something like that, i will approciate it :) Have a nice day!

Will perform better in games

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Hello, why should i buy R9 270 instead of GTX 750Ti? Personnaly i have really good experience with nvidia graphics cards (Have GTX 660 in second comp.) I watched some YouTube videos about games that i want to run on build i wrote up and i was pretty happy about that :) I dont see reason buying an AMD R9 270 graphics card. + I am on budget so pretty much this is the best choice from Nvidia graphics that i can get. If you have any suggestion or something like that, i will approciate it :) Have a nice day!

Performs better for very little (if any) price premium.

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