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around 400, 550 is fine though

 

IMO go with a large PSU so when you upgrade in the future you wont have a problem

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my pc will hopefully have:

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 Haswell Dual-Core 3.6GHz Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H97-D3H LGA 1150 Intel H97 Video card: MSI R9 380 GAMING 4G Radeon R9 380 RAM: HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB 240-Pin Hard drive: Seagate Hybrid Drive ST1000DX001 1TB SSD: Crucial BX100 CT250BX100SSD1 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gbps Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER - Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Optical Drive: Asus DVD-RW Bulk Drive

Operating system: Windows 8

 

I was thinking the 550W would be enough but i just want another person to help me

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I hope a 380 isn't a little much for that i3, but a quality 450 watt would be enough for that. Maybe 550 if you plan to upgrade the CPU in the future and OC both the CPU and GPU.

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my pc will hopefully have:

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 Haswell Dual-Core 3.6GHz Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H97-D3H LGA 1150 Intel H97 Video card: MSI R9 380 GAMING 4G Radeon R9 380 RAM: HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB 240-Pin Hard drive: Seagate Hybrid Drive ST1000DX001 1TB SSD: Crucial BX100 CT250BX100SSD1 2.5" 250GB SATA 6Gbps Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER - Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Optical Drive: Asus DVD-RW Bulk Drive

Operating system: Windows 8

 

I was thinking the 550W would be enough but i just want another person to help me

In wattage you'll likely never use more than 280-ish but Antec's HCG 520W modular or EVGAs GS or B2 series will be fine at the lowest wattage you need.

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