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Cpu: i5 4460
Gpu: asus dual gtx 1060
Mobo: asus h97 plus
Cooler: stock
Ram: hyperx 8gb ddr 3 1600mhz
Fans: 5 120mm sharkoon fans
Storage: wd blue 1tb 7200rpm
No leds .

Thx.
 
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It is merely an 'OK' PSU , its better than the evga b1,old corsair CX or VS but worse than the new corsair CX or any seasonic based ones.

You could do better, you could do much much worse so if there's not much more available then yes go for it.

Its got a good 150w more capacity than you actually need so you're barely going to be putting it under any pressure anyway.

I'm prejudiced because I've had the same model psu fail in under 2 years , it was pushing a lot more component wattage than you though , didn't do any damage & RMA was painless.
Saying that , the only other unit I've had fail was an evga g2 (supposed to be the best) which took a caseful of components with it!!

I suppose there will always be the odd bad unit & I...
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When questions like these are asked I look to all the components but it's usually the GFX card that decides. It has recommended PSU and unless the system is out of the ordinary you can usually trust its recommendation.

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-1060/specifications says 400W with a 6pin PCIe power cable.

That all means yes. Then we need to make sure. There are a LOT of GFX card variations after Nvidia or AMD gets done with them. I look to your GFX card. Dual GTX? SLI?!!!!!!! Nope. Just dual fans. It asks for 400W PSU and a 6pin PCIe supplementary power cable.

So it still means yes, BUT. Which 550W PSU do you have? Does it have the necessary cable?
 
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You need to list the make and model number of the power supply.
 
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No well in actually building a pc from scratch since ive been using a laptop and i was looking at the Cooler Master G550M. Is it good since i am buying of a store in slovenia (online).
 
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That PSU will work fine in your system. IT has gotten very positive(4 stars or more out of 5) from users and business reviews over here in the States. I think it's a good choice. It's a very good value. One day(2/3?4? years) you may decide to upgrade your system. I'd need to check the board CPU list but should you want to upgrade your PC to any of the GTX 1070 cards that PSU has the power and cables to easily support the 1070.
 
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possibly, maybe lets see the ASUS Dual GTX 1060 i think requires a 400 Watt PSU and the ram doesn't require but i think 1.5 to 2.0 Volts the only real problem i see is the five fans, i know that usually one requires somewhere i the range of 0.41 Amps to 1 Amp, you should most defiantly be able to power everything in there, i almost certain that the minimum core voltage for the cpu is 0.983V or at least close when on low performance mode in the power settings i think the highest is like 1.2 or 1.3 on the core voltage, but this also depends on how much amps each rail on the PSU putts off for each sata power connector if its below 16 Amps you could try you might have to remove one of the fans to free up some of the power.

but all in all yes you should be able to run all of it on 550 watt PSU if you decide to do it let me know how it runs cause im currently in the process of buying a new psu for my pc anyway and a 550w doesn't sound that bad honestly.

but hope all of it works out tho, good luck.
 
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and you may not have to even throw one out if you feel like the computer is running right then do it but if it feels like its running good then just leave it in so that way it doesn't have any heating issues.
 
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Just to clarify Nvidia recommends a 400W PSU for an entire PC. Even with 8 fans that PSU has the power to spare. The card itself can only consume 120W at most(Maximum Graphics Card Power (W)
120 W is on the page I liked to in my original post). That's how it's set up. Theoretically a 3rd party panufacturer can make a 150W card with a single 6 pin. Not too likely but the PCIe slot provides up to 75W and the 6pin supplementary power cable can prive up to an additional 75W. AN 8pin? Up to 150W each.
 
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It is merely an 'OK' PSU , its better than the evga b1,old corsair CX or VS but worse than the new corsair CX or any seasonic based ones.

You could do better, you could do much much worse so if there's not much more available then yes go for it.

Its got a good 150w more capacity than you actually need so you're barely going to be putting it under any pressure anyway.

I'm prejudiced because I've had the same model psu fail in under 2 years , it was pushing a lot more component wattage than you though , didn't do any damage & RMA was painless.
Saying that , the only other unit I've had fail was an evga g2 (supposed to be the best) which took a caseful of components with it!!

I suppose there will always be the odd bad unit & I managed to get 2 :-/
 
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Neither are better than the corsair cx550m mate , I think the new corsairs are hands down the best budget bronze rated Psu's on the market.

Everything on paper will tell you that that g550m is better than the vpf550 but I disagree myself. The use of 3rd tier caps on the minor rails is irritating at the least.
I'd take the antec vpf delta on a quality front & on longetivity any day of the week even ifbit performs worse on paper.

The cx450m is actually more than enough for your components & is available on amazon.de for €52 - fairly certainnuou don't pay customs or duty being in the EU ??

https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B019NWTCEA/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅZÕÑ&qid=1478535102&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=cx450m&dpPl=1&dpID=41ZF9nXla%2BL&ref=plSrch
 
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