Corsair CX500 Viability

[acciobroom]

Hi,

I ordered my parts a few days ago from Newegg that I will be using, in conjunction with some of my friend's old parts, to build a gaming rig.

My friend is giving me his old Core i5 2500k along with a motherboard.

I ordered these parts from newegg:
PSU: Corsair CX500
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 16gb DDR3
Case: NZXT S340
HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
some wifi card

(I am waiting for the pascal cards to level out in price, which is when I will add a GTX 1070. I will also be adding a SSD)

My question is this: With all the crap I have heard about the Corsair CX500, I have been really worried about my decision. Is it safe to use with these parts? Due to some bios restrictions with the motherboard I will be using (it is a Gigabyte GA z77m d3h), I won't be able to change the CPU vCore. However, I read that I could still get an overclock of about 4.0-4.4 ghz. I don't plan on OC'ing my GPU once I get it (it will be factory OC'd). Will this PSU fit my needs?

Thanks!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I would upgrade the PSU , the CX500 is poor quality.

http://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/corsair-power-supply-cp9020090na,evga-power-supply-220g20550y1,evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1,seasonic-power-supply-ssr550rm/
Here's 4 to choose from.

 

[Dunlop0078]

Well its your choice, it should be able to power it. Like said above those CX psu's are low quality and have a bad reputation. I personally wouldn't hook up a $400+ gpu to a cheap low quality power supply like the CX500.

 

[acciobroom]

What PSU would you recommend that is around 50 bucks?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

What PSU would you recommend that is around 50 bucks?

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