Power supply help

For those who want to see the parts list, here it is:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($70.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.03 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)
Total: $379.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-02 01:30 EST-0500

And GPU for the upgrade:

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 04G-P4-3969-KR 4GB FTW GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card

No you won't need to upgrade the PSU. You have 2 x 6+2 pin PCI-e power connectors (only 1 x 6+2 pin is needed for that GPU). You should be good to go!

P.S. The PSU you have isn't the best, but should be able to handle your situation. I always recommend at least a quality PSU with 80 PLUS Bronze Certification or better. Your PSU is listed as 80 PLUS, so it isn't quite a efficient as it could be, but should be fine for your need at this time. I'd recommend get a better PSU, before your next upgrade.
 
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thank you so much 🙂
 
I would say no on the safe side with it being the lower end EVGA PSU it would probably have trouble putting out even its 500 watts, the voltage ripple is not that impressive either which can cause the computer to shut off, if there's a lot of power draw. I would say go with this if your on a tight budget. Seasonic is one of the best brands and they make their PSU in their own warehouse they don't have to ship it to someone to build the rest of it, they have a very high standard.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151080&cm_re=seasonic_500-_-17-151-080-_-Product
 


The total wattage needed while gaming on a GTX 960 is somewhere around 85-108w (depending on if the GPU is OC'd or not) seen HERE at Tom's review.

So with a 95w CPU, 160w Max load on an OC'd GTX 960, and the other parts combined, the PSU should only have about 300w Max at any given time. This is only under GPU extreme torture testing too. I'm sorry, but his 500w PSU should be plenty under those conditions. Yes, he doesn't have the optimal set up, but he should be fine. Just my $0.02.
 


If i was to get a 600w +gold, what one should i get to plug into all my componts and cheap?
 
i'm not saying the system will output 500W its just usually with the cheaper psu's they don't last very long under those conditions. Since it is a 500W it should be fine, but a 400w would just be too risky.
 
yes, they are standard layout PSU's and the Seasonic one has a five year warranty. It is also modular which means you only plug in the cables you need. the Rosewill has a three year parts and one year labor warranty.
 


Yes those PSU's are plenty for what you need. If your in a pinch, I would look for 80 PLUS Bronze Certified PSU's, instead of the Gold rated ones. Not that I'm going to tell you to cheap out on a PSU, but some of us don't have the budget to afford a quality Gold PSU.

If you can deal with the $30 Rebate Card, this one below is a good option too:

Cooler Master V550 - Compact 550W 80 PLUS Gold Modular PSU (6th Generation Skylake Compatible)
Tech Power Up Review of the Cooler Master V550S with 3D Circuit Design PSU.
 


I look for Seasonic, Corsair, Antec, XFX, and EVGA for most of my PSU needs. Most quality PSU's come with a decent warranty too (usually 3-5 years), so keep that in mind when buying the next PSU.
 


You are welcome. Better to have more than one viewpoint on a subject. I don't know if I know more than anyone else, I just have been doing this for quite some time and have learned some knowledge over that period of time. When I first started building PC's (I think circa 1998 or so) I had a PSU fry on me (did the pop sound followed by the smoke). I then decided that I needed to know more about why this happened. This pushed me into doing tons of research online. I think that I have a pretty good handle on most PC components, but I'm always learning new things and don't claim to be the best at anything. I just try to do my best to inform people of the options that they might consider and hope that they will make an informed decision, when buying PC parts. :)
 
Yean I hear you I started in 2010 researching while I was coming up with the funds for my pc did research for two years and my pc components were very good sure I changed some of them. I bough the Corsair AX 850 gold psu was $180 at that time 7 year warranty. Never stopped researching since built four computers since.
 
I have probably built 30-40 PC's since about 1999 or so, but endless work on "other" peoples PC's over the years. Sorta a hobby for me. I don't mind helping out when/where I can, but I don't like repeated help when someone is abusing my gracious nature :)