What is the power supply needed for the computer I'm building?

[morbidlyobesefrog]

Originally I arrived at 1,000 watts but I really don't know what I'm doing, and I'm unsure about the wattage.

here are the components

MSI 970A-G43 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (one stick)
SAPPHIRE DUAL-X 100370L Radeon R7 265 2GB (said it needed 500 watts)
Blackhawk ATX gaming tower comes with five fans
1 TB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive
Blu ray read/write drive

Also any suggestions would be welcome thanks!

 

[Lampokosa]

Hello, I have almost the exact computer specs than you, but your CPU is better though, I have a 500 W, so you should be good with a 600W

 

[cball1311]

This one will do you just fine.

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.99 @ NCIX US)

 

[Ubrales]

Yes you are right about 500 watts system power for the graphics card.

However, at some time in the future you may want to do some overclocking, and you need to make some allowance for capacitors aging and some moderate hardware additions. Considering this I suggest a 650 watts PSU from Corsair, Seasonic, XFX, Antec.

 

[Mephikun]

As cball said, that XFX PSU is definitely capable and will provide very stable power to your computer.

I would highly recommend swapping the R7 265 for this R9 270 (can easily be overclocked to 270X speeds with no risks), you'll get better performance for just $15 more.

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

He can't overclock with that board it has thermal issues and a poor power design.