Which PSU should I use

Devairen

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Hey guys,

I'm going to build my first pc, but I'm on an extremely tight budget. I came up with this through some vids and whatnot: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j4Kc8d

Now I'm wondering if I can switch out the PSU for http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-139-026
Would this be enough watts? I want to save some more money but ofcourse if it's not enough watts it's purely wasted.
Also any other tips or recommendations on the parts I chose would be appreciated.

Cheers
 
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I looked at your build on pcpartpicker, I can't edit your build. Go back remove the 600w PSU and find the 430w and put that in. If no problems you MIGHT get by with it. Personally stay with the bigger one, whatever you think you're saving now will cost you down the road. Your GPU draws 190w that's almost half of the MAX power of the small PSU, not good.
 
430w is not a good idea and especially not a 430w CX, I would even suggest a the 600w unit(much better units available at that price). Here's a couple of better options for that setup
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

Honestly for that budget I'd go with this build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($190.80 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $554.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-18 02:46 EDT-0400
 


Any particular reasons why you'd go with that build instead of mine? BTW thanks a lot for the effort you put into this.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $99.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-18 03:23 EDT-0400


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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-18 03:21 EDT-0400


You can double check your wattage by using this site.

http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator
 


Biggest reason is upgrade ability. There's no good upgrade path cpu wise with that AMD platform, while with the Intel you can go with an i5 or an i7 for a good cpu upgrade. If you take Gingerbreads concerns into account here's a revised build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($190.80 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $583.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-18 10:52 EDT-0400
 
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