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What PSU do I need?

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BTW, does a Seasonic S12 II 520W PSU look good for this system?

That would work just fine. 

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Planning to complete my first build right now but I have no idea how much PSU wattage do I need. I am aware that there are PSU calculators you can use online but I got no idea how to move up the sliders to the needed range. I am definitely looking into overclocking the FX 6300 here up to around 4.x Ghz eventually (I still have to learn how to overclock) so I wanted to get PSU which gives me considerable headroom into overclocking. Thanks in advance for anyone who'll help. :D
 
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*case Fan amount is being put for reference. The case that I'll be using (Tecware Infinity) comes in with 3 120mm fans included so I'm just adding 2 more

 

 
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A 500W PSU would do.

 

But... you might want to change that GPU to a R9 380 instead.

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A good 450w would be more than enough: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-power-supply-fdpsued1b450w

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500W would do nicely

 

Go for the r9 380 , better bang for the $$

 

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Thanks for the fast response, guys! Yep, looking into R9 380 but at the moment it's a bit out of my price range. R9 380 cost hefty sum here in the Philippines especially in the 4GB variant, which brings me to ask does it even matter to get the 4GB one? Most of what I read say it is for future proofing since most titles to be out in 2016 are leaning into minimum 4GB VRAM.

 

BTW, does a Seasonic S12 II 520W PSU look good for this system?

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BTW, does a Seasonic S12 II 520W PSU look good for this system?

That would work just fine. 

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Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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