Is 500w Enough?

[pcari]

I would like to know if 500w is enough for this build, or get a 600w

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i5 4690k

 

ASUS B85M-E/CSM Socket LGA 1150 B85 mATX Intel Motherboard

 

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 4GB Memory Modules)

 

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ST3100005N1A1AS

 

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2GB GDDR5 Video Card

 

 

*Might overclock CPU and video card in the future

 

[STRMfrmXMN]

I would like to know if 500w is enough for this build, or get a 600w

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i5 4690k

 

ASUS B85M-E/CSM Socket LGA 1150 B85 mATX Intel Motherboard

 

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 4GB Memory Modules)

 

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ST3100005N1A1AS

 

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2GB GDDR5 Video Card

 

 

*Might overclock CPU and video card in the future

You are plenty fine. What PSU are you using? And have you already built this system?

[Kingcomicbook]

use pc par picker and it tells you the wattage you'er going to use

[MrHenry]

Yes 500w is enough. I'd recommend a Seasonic PSU.

[Aniallation]

More then enough. Even a good quality 400W will do.

[FuzzyYellow]

yes.

[Mooshi]

I would like to know if 500w is enough for this build, or get a 600w

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i5 4690k

 

ASUS B85M-E/CSM Socket LGA 1150 B85 mATX Intel Motherboard

 

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 4GB Memory Modules)

 

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ST3100005N1A1AS

 

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2GB GDDR5 Video Card

 

 

*Might overclock CPU and video card in the future

 

My PC may be 4 years old now (specs in profile), but power wise our systems aren't that drastic and I'm still using the emergency over night Corsair 430w PSU I had to order when my Fractal PSU up and died on me! If my 430w PSU can handle an overclocked Sandy Bridge system, you're fine with a 500w unit.

[theereal]

It should be plenty.

[pcari]

You are plenty fine. What PSU are you using? And have you already built this system?

I am looking at the 500w EVGA 500 W1 80+, will this do? Or get CORSAIR CX series CX600M.

 

[STRMfrmXMN]

 

I am looking at the 500w EVGA 500 W1 80+, will this do? Or get CORSAIR CX series CX600M.

 

 

I'd get something of better quality. Neither of those is particularly good. Can you get a locked i5 and mobo without overclocking to get a better quality PSU?

[pcari]

I'd get something of better quality. Neither of those is particularly good. Can you get a locked i5 and mobo without overclocking to get a better quality PSU?

I dont know. If power my rig as of now with either of those PSU, will anything bad happen? They are both 80+ Bronze Certified.

[tomas710]

 

I am looking at the 500w EVGA 500 W1 80+, will this do? Or get CORSAIR CX series CX600M.

 

 

They are not good enough for your build, it's a balance thing, you don't need a lot of power but you do need clean power

http://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1438974790&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+g-550

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Supply-220-G2-0550-Y1/dp/B0106RDI3W/ref=sr_1_16?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1438980271&sr=1-16&refinements=p_4%3AEVGA%2Cp_36%3A1253505011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906984011

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151136&cm_re=Seasonic_SSR-_-17-151-136-_-Product

 

The last one i found at newegg is very nicely priced

[tomas710]

I dont know. If power my rig as of now with either of those PSU, will anything bad happen? They are both 80+ Bronze Certified.

the corsair CX series is kinda controversial, for me if there are many people disliking a product as important as a PSU i stay away from it, the EVGA one is only 80+ and, it's VERY budget oriented, i mean, APU and pentium or celeron builds, not an unlocked i5, also, your mobo can't overclock, so if you haven't bought it, get an z97 chipset board.

[tomas710]

I would like to know if 500w is enough for this build, or get a 600w

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i5 4690k

 

ASUS B85M-E/CSM Socket LGA 1150 B85 mATX Intel Motherboard

 

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL9 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Two 4GB Memory Modules)

 

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA III 6Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive ST3100005N1A1AS

 

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2GB GDDR5 Video Card

 

 

*Might overclock CPU and video card in the future

I recomend this motherboard over the one you picked, not THAT much more expensive and it will let you overclock, which is more important

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132287&cm_re=ASUS_z97-_-13-132-287-_-Product

 

EDIT

 

Right, you had a mATX, sorry

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128727&cm_re=z97-_-13-128-727-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130780&cm_re=z97-_-13-130-780-_-Product

[pcari]

the corsair CX series is kinda controversial, for me if there are many people disliking a product as important as a PSU i stay away from it, the EVGA one is only 80+ and, it's VERY budget oriented, i mean, APU and pentium or celeron builds, not an unlocked i5, also, your mobo can't overclock, so if you haven't bought it, get an z97 chipset board.

Will the Z97 PRO4 LGA 1150 ATX overclock, I can get it for 75 with rebates.

[STRMfrmXMN]

Will the Z97 PRO4 LGA 1150 ATX overclock, I can get it for 75 with rebates.

I suggest you just buy a locked i5 and save money on the mobo as well.

[tomas710]

Will the Z97 PRO4 LGA 1150 ATX overclock, I can get it for 75 with rebates.

yeah, but im not a big fan of AsRock, i prefer Asus, with either gigabyte or MSI as second options, but it's up to you, it can totally overclock, just...i would rather pay a few extra bucks and get something from any of the previous brands i mentioned

[tomas710]

I suggest you just buy a locked i5 and save money on the mobo as well.

He wants to be able to overclock, and...it is an aquired taste, i thought i would NEVER overclock my first build, and...it's overclocked

[STRMfrmXMN]

He wants to be able to overclock, and...it is an aquired taste, i thought i would NEVER overclock my first build, and...it's overclocked

BUT HE SHOULDN'T BE OVERCLOCKING ON A BAD PSU AND HE COULD SAVE SO MUCH MONEY AND NEVER NOTICE A PERFORMANCE DIFFERENCE

[pcari]

He wants to be able to overclock, and...it is an aquired taste, i thought i would NEVER overclock my first build, and...it's overclocked

Thanks man. You are a great help! 

[Aniallation]

They are not good enough for your build, it's a balance thing, you don't need a lot of power but you do need clean power

http://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1438974790&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+g-550

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Crossfire-Warranty-120-G2-1300-XR/dp/B00COIZTZM/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1438974878&sr=1-5&keywords=evga

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151136&cm_re=Seasonic_SSR-_-17-151-136-_-Product

 

The last one i found at newegg is very nicely priced

 

Why is there two 550Ws and then a 1300W

[tomas710]

Why is there two 550Ws and then a 1300W

Weird, but in that amazon page you can click on the 550W model