Important Question About My Build

[Saint Rogers]

For my gaming pc build I decided to follow up on this build guide: 

with a couple of changes. I am going to be using an i5 4460 for the CPU and any r9 390. Preferably a good r9 390 under $320, I don't exactly know which is the best 390 for under that price point and fits well into the case, please leave some suggestions below.

 

Anyways, I had the money to buy most of the parts, so I bought everything except the graphics card. This is where the real problem starts begin. You see, in that build guide, the person making the PC uses an r9 380 / gtx 960 which uses WAY less power than any r9 390, and I had already bought all the other parts (including the 500w power supply he used). So yeah, basically I had completely forgotten that an r9 390 uses way more power than the cards he used and I went about and bought the 500w power supply. 

 

For easy reference, here is a PC part picker build guide with everything he used, except for the different CPU and graphics card: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kfF6CJ

 

So my question is: Will that power supply be enough to power the whole PC? PC Part picker says the estimated usage is 458W out of 500W. Obviously I'm not going to overclock anything since the power draw is already to high. So basically going back to the question, am I safe to use an r9 390? Or should I just go for a 4GB r9 380?

[NinjaJc01]

For my gaming pc build I decided to follow up on this build guide: 

with a couple of changes. I am going to be using an i5 4460 for the CPU and any r9 390. Preferably a good r9 390 under $320, I don't exactly know which is the best 390 for under that price point and fits well into the case, please leave some suggestions below.

 

Anyways, I had the money to buy most of the parts, so I bought everything except the graphics card. This is where the real problem starts begin. You see, in that build guide, the person making the PC uses an r9 380 / gtx 960 which uses WAY less power than any r9 390, and I had already bought all the other parts (including the 500w power supply he used). So yeah, basically I had completely forgotten that an r9 390 uses way more power than the cards he used and I went about and bought the 500w power supply. 

 

For easy reference, here is a PC part picker build guide with everything he used, except for the different CPU and graphics card: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kfF6CJ

 

So my question is: Will that power supply be enough to power the whole PC? PC Part picker says the estimated usage is 458W out of 500W. Obviously I'm not going to overclock anything since the power draw is already to high. So basically going back to the question, am I safe to use an r9 390? Or should I just go for a 4GB r9 380?

Maybe the 380x as a compromise.

[TheRandomness]

And here's how to make it better and cheaper.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $682.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-03 15:57 EST-0500

 

Changed PSU and card and you don't need an aftermarket cooler. The wattage was fine on the original PSU it's just the quality isn't.

[DarkBlade2117]

 

And here's how to make it better and cheaper.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $682.72

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-03 15:57 EST-0500

 

Changed PSU and card and you don't need an aftermarket cooler. The wattage was fine on the original PSU it's just the quality isn't.

 

Problem, he already bought everything except the PSU.

[Anonumus]

On the msi PSU calculator it says 434W

Edited January 3, 2016 by Anonumus

[kameshss]

Change that PSU to a EVGA G2/GS/GQ or any Seasonic or XFX TS. Yes 500-550W be enough.

[TheRandomness]

Problem, he already bought everything except the PSU.

And I didn't read that. Whups.

[Saint Rogers]

To everyone above the problem is that i already bought (and it is already delivered) the 500w psu. Since my power usage is already really high, would I be OK going with a 390 or should I keep it safe and go for a 380 or 380x?

[Saint Rogers]

Change that PSU to a EVGA G2/GS/GQ or any Seasonic or XFX TS. Yes 500-550W be enough.

What's the difference? I already bought the power supply so it doesn't even matter much but it be nice to know the benefits of going with another brand or PSU that holds the same amount of power.

[kameshss]

What's the difference? I already bought the power supply so it doesn't even matter much but it be nice to know the benefits of going with another brand or PSU that holds the same amount of power.

B series PSU from EVGA are meant for lower end builds. Not recommended for high end build like this one.

 

Just like CX series from Corsair.

 

It's not going with another brand that matters, It's about the specific unit that matters. EVGA has the one of the best PSUs as I told earlier EVGA GQ/GS/G2/P2/T2 are best in it's class.

 

It's about the components inside the PSU. Even chinese PSUs has 850W PSU. That doesn't mean you can use it for higher end build like this.

 

They're dangerous as they have like super cheap caps, poor soldiering, heat intolerance like that stuff.

 

If you can return the PSU, make it asap.

 

And buy anything from EVGA GQ/GS/G2 or any Seasonic or XFX TS.