Is this a good build for the RX 480?

Mike3k24

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Hello everyone! So I'm building my PC next month and this is the build I've come up with. I will be recording editing and posting videos to YouTube. The games I will be recording are: Rocket league, CoD, Minecraft, CSGO, Left 4 dead 1 and 2, and Overwatch. Will this build be good enough to record and play these games at a high fps? And will this build last me the next couple years?
Also the parts that aren't there I already have so don't worry about those :)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($54.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Other: AMD RX 480 ($199.00)
Total: $674.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-15 22:31 EDT-0400
 
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Not quite, the PSU isn't very good. (Trust me i've used it)
You can also get 16GB of DDR4 2400 for a few bucks extra xD
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/NQVXLD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/NQVXLD/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply...
Not quite, the PSU isn't very good. (Trust me i've used it)
You can also get 16GB of DDR4 2400 for a few bucks extra xD
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/NQVXLD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/NQVXLD/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Other: AMD RX 480 ($199.00)
Total: $707.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-15 22:43 EDT-0400
 
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While Antec's quality is generally very good, with this specific PSU I have used one in a build, which crapped out after three weeks. I also assembled a build for a client with the 750w variation, and they later contacted me after two months complaining that their PC would not turn on. The PSU was again the culprit, as its 12v rail had poor voltage regulation after tests aka it was going too high.
Its not a bias against Antec or a 'All bronze PSUs are crap get gold or platinum' post, its just in relation to personal experience with that particular line of power supplies.
Sorry if I caused any confusion.
 

whassup

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Exactly for $30 more for the Gold rated doesn't worth the expense. Considering RX 480s low power consumption of just over 100Watts even a quality 400W PSU works just fine.
 
Mike3k24 - the g2 you listed is one if the top 5 PSU models around so yes a good choice.
Although there's absolutely nothing wrong withvthe antec hcg you listed originally.

& yes your build list with a RX 480 will run at high (maybe ultra) settings on just about any game out there.