The right PSU for my system?

[wasdmann]

Hello forum,

I want to buy that PSU for my system: http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00001964

- It's the 530wThermaltake Smart SE Modula 80+ PSU.

My system:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kwchK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kwchK8/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kwchK8/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($240.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.46 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 530W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($76.32 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($21.74 @ OutletPC)
Total: $788.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-30 15:30 EDT-0400)

- On eXtreme Power calculator lite the system needs about 445 watt, but I am not sure if it would be enough.. Yes the PSU is 530w but is it really enough for the system? 😀
The link for the PSU calculator: http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

I hope you can help me again

Wasdmann

 

[n3cw4rr10r]

550w is more than enough. Here are two better psus to consider:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RJ8EKI/?tag=pcpapi-20

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ALYOPSS/?tag=pcpapi-20

 

[s4in7]

It's a decent PSU and they've fixed the low-quality capacitor issues of Thermaltake's past PSUs so I'd say it'll work just fine.

If you can afford it, you may want to step up to an XFX, Seasonic, or EVGA PSU as they are much higher quality.

 

[wasdmann]

Wow thanks for the fast answers! So I could even overclock the cpu and the psu would still handle it? Is there still freeroom to add a ssd or something like that? But anyways im glad that it would work. Btw its 530w not 550w

Wasdmann

 

[s4in7]

Yes, it'll handle an overclock and an SSD