Beginner needs some help

[Blu3boy]

Hi, I'm building a pc for the first time and I've just started using pc part picker.  Now my problem is that pc part picker says that it would use 309 Watts of my power supply. And For my power supply ( which i've already purchased  and cannot return ) it  is a corsair CX 430. My GPU ( which I haven't purchased yet ) will be an MSI GTX 960 100ME edition. would I need a Better power source? If you want to take a look at all my parts to my build here ya go http://pcpartpicker.com/p/72KNHxPlease give feed back and help project toaster.

[Mohenjo]

the motherboard and cpu combo is kinda odd as in you should have went with a 60 dollar mobo. an i5 4440 and dropped the ssd but oh well too late for that. the power supply should be fine as the 960 has a low tdp 

[IanDrexP]

Hi, I'm building a pc for the first time and I've just started using pc part picker.  Now my problem is that pc part picker says that it would use 309 Watts of my power supply. And For my power supply ( which i've already purchased  and cannot return ) it  is a corsair CX 430. My GPU ( which I haven't purchased yet ) will be an MSI GTX 960 100ME edition. would I need a Better power source? If you want to take a look at all my parts to my build here ya go http://pcpartpicker.com/p/72KNHxPlease give feed back and help project toaster.

The CX430 is a good PSU, its nice to have a little headroom on your PSU you didnt make a bad purchase by any means. How much is your budget?

[Blu3boy]

The CX430 is a good PSU, its nice to have a little headroom on your PSU you didnt make a bad purchase by any means. How much is your budget?

Yeah I really dont have a budget I was trying to build cheap but then I wanted to show off a little . 

[IanDrexP]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $78.00) 

Motherboard: MSI A88XM GAMING Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (Purchased For $100.00) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.89 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $55.00) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($189.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $40.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($15.00) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($39.99 @ Adorama) 

Keyboard: SteelSeries APEX Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 

Mouse: ROCCAT KONE XTD Wired Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $761.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-19 11:05 EDT-0400

 

How about this? Better SSD & case. Also changed the GPU for better matching with the build and in my opinion a better manufacturer. Changed also the RAM to get you dual channel at no price change. You can get your OS here: http://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/for only $15.

[Blu3boy]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $78.00) 

Motherboard: MSI A88XM GAMING Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (Purchased For $100.00) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.89 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $55.00) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($189.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $40.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($15.00) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($39.99 @ Adorama) 

Keyboard: SteelSeries APEX Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 

Mouse: ROCCAT KONE XTD Wired Optical Mouse  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $761.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-19 11:05 EDT-0400

 

How about this? Better SSD & case. Also changed the GPU for better matching with the build and in my opinion a better manufacturer. Changed also the RAM to get you dual channel at no price change. You can get your OS here: http://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/for only $15.

 

Thank you for the help  ^^ 

 also whats the difference between Dual channel RAM and just a sing stick?  And does the OS still gives the upgrade to windows 10? 

[techguru]

guess you can't return anything right?

[Blu3boy]

guess you can't return anything right?

Yeah I cant 

[IanDrexP]

Thank you for the help  ^^ 

 also whats the difference between Dual channel RAM and just a sing stick?  And does the OS still gives the upgrade to windows 10? 

Dual channel RAM give double the bandwidth of just one stick. Yes you can still upgrade to Windows 10

 

REFERENCE: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2873214/windows-10-will-be-a-free-upgrade-for-windows-7-and-8-users.html