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PSU advice for my build

l0lter

So I'll be building a system for the 1st time soon. I've already picked most of my parts but I'm still wondering about the PSU. Here is the build(couldnt find it in pcpartpicker so here is my case if it matters - Zalman R1):

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4DspYJ

 

Now I've read most of the articles and watched most of the vids on "how much wats do I need" etc. I even went through a couple of PSU calculators and 500W seems to be enough for what I've chosen. So I'm now split between a Corsair CX500, a Fractal Design Integra Black 550W and a Fortron Raider 550W(Yeees I know about all the hate on Fortron but I've read lots of reviews and it seems just fine). So which one of these 3 seems best and if you have any other suggestions I'm open to hear about them. So please enlighten me. :)

 

EDIT: Bear in mind it's kind of a budget build so Gold/Platinum sertificated PSUs are out of the question.

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Better SSD, solid PSU for cheap that will run cool... CX 430 is enough if you want to save more.

 


 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 


Total: $619.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-14 16:31 EDT-0400

I don'T PreSS caPs.. I juST Hit THe keYboARd so HarD iT CriTs :P

 

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@l0lter

 

You'll get by with this PSU http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr

 

But if your budget allows for it, with this PSU and this motherboard instead, you can add a second GPU for CrossFire in the future

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97pcmate

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr

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