Is 500 watts enough for this build

[UnrelatedShock]

i5 3470
8gb ddr3 1600mhz ram
western digital caviar black 1 terabyte
corsair cx500
drd drive
wifi adapter
asus gtx 760
b75-map45 micro atx mobo

 

[Neospiral]

Should be enough. I always recommend to run with something that gives you just a little headroom, though. That 500w will be around the bare minimum.

 

[Guest]

Just about I'd reckon.

 

[ko888]

For a system using a single GeForce GTX 760 graphics card NVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater system power supply that has a maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 30 Amps or greater and that has at least two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Total Combined Continuous Power/Current Available on the +12V Rail(s) rated at 45°C - 50°C ambient temperature, is the most important factor.

Overclocking of the CPU and/or GPU(s) may require an additional increase to the maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current ratings, recommended above, to meet the increase in power required for the overclock. The additional amount required will depend on the magnitude of the overclock being attempted.

The Corsair Builder Series CX500 (SKU# 75-001667 / CP-9020047), with its maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 38 Amps and with two (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors, is sufficient to power your system configuration with a single GeForce GTX 760 graphics card.

 

[Cyber Ghost]

500 is enough. Nvidia always says their gpus need 500w but you can go with less.