How big should my power supply be? and are there any possible upgrades i could make?

[celticpandada]

I'm building my own gaming pc at christmas and i need an idea on how much power it needs so i can pick a PSU. My specs so far are:
GPU - GTX 970
Processor - Intel core i5-4690k 3.5GHz
Motherboard - MSI Z97 Gaming 3 intel
RAM - 2x4gb 8gb HyperX Fury
Cooling fan - Cooler Master hyper 212 Evo
SSD - Samsung 850 Evo 250gb
Harddrive - Western Digital blue 1tb
Case - NZXT S340

Thanks

 

[Greantea]

You didnt write the psu

 

[celticpandada]

You didnt write the psu

Right now its a Corsair CX series CX600M 80+ bronze

 

[tech-wreck]

that is the question being asked...

500w minimum, seasonic, evga, xfx are all good brands.
psu tier list in sig, aim for tier 1 or 2.

 

[Greantea]

! you have to change the psu, its known for high rate of failure, find one in the psu tier list

 

[boosted1g]

A quality 520-550w psu would be suffiecient.

The keyword being quality!

The Sesonic s12ii 520w or a 550w xfx or EVGA B2/G2/GS would work well for this.

If you go out and buy some cheapo power supply shaped box with a 500w sticker on it, then you will likely fry your $350 GPU and other parts.

 

[celticpandada]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasonic-S12-II-Bronze-Certified-Supply/dp/B003BIEOCI

i think ive decided on this ?

thanks everyone

 

[boosted1g]

Good Choice

 

[tech-wreck]

nice
and a tenner cheaper than i am seeing on amazon 😉

 

[sora]

I'm building my own gaming pc at christmas and i need an idea on how much power it needs so i can pick a PSU. My specs so far are:
GPU - GTX 970
Processor - Intel core i5-4690k 3.5GHz
Motherboard - MSI Z97 Gaming 3 intel
RAM - 2x4gb 8gb HyperX Fury
Cooling fan - Cooler Master hyper 212 Evo
SSD - Samsung 850 Evo 250gb
Harddrive - Western Digital blue 1tb
Case - NZXT S340

Thanks

I would personally upgrade to an XFX 750W power supply or a Seasonic 720W power supply as the Corsair CX series of power supplies use poor capacitors!