Will this PSU cut it?

[Wesley Morse]

I'm about to order my PC parts to build my own PC. But I'm a little paranoid about the PSU. PC part picker says I will use an 'estimated 410W' and I'm gonna buy a 500W PSU. Is that gonna be enough to run my build? I was originally gonna buy a 600W PSU but opted for a cheaper one to get a better MOBO You can see my build here.

BTW I'm not gonna be overclocking on anyway.

-------> http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Dww8d

 

[Adam Flynn]

nah you should be perfectly fine just dont go crazy overclocking
the pc im using right now said 420watts on pc part piker and im using 500w too

 

[Thaisnang]

No it won't cut it. If you are going to overclock don't cheap out on the PSu.
Get a Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P-->http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p
And use the extra money to get a better PSU like
Antec High Current Gamer 520W--> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg520m
OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze--> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-power-supply-oczzt550w
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze-> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

 

[Winly]

I'm about to order my PC parts to build my own PC. But I'm a little paranoid about the PSU. PC part picker says I will use an 'estimated 410W' and I'm gonna buy a 500W PSU. Is that gonna be enough to run my build? I was originally gonna buy a 600W PSU but opted for a cheaper one to get a better MOBO You can see my build here.

-------> http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Dww8d

A PSU is a hardware you dont want to go cheap with, Its a very vital part of any system.
take a look at this guide and choose a good PSU. It will save you lots of headaches.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

 

[Amencerment]

IMO, You want to be 30-40% higher then your idle load, in your case 410 watt. So if you look in the middle be around 553.5 watt. BUT I would never pick a PSU below gold so think of that factor as well.

For example my "air system" is 698 watt and I run a 1050 watt Corsair Pro 80pl Gold.

Now when I ramp my system up it sucks in 898 watt...

The thing people forget is once you start OCing and possibly adding more items to the rig, you start to suck more power. Even if you ramp your fans up it sucks more power, so you must always be ready for that possibility.

It all comes down to what you are comfortable with pushing and protecting your system.

Peace

 

[Wesley Morse]

No it won't cut it. If you are going to overclock don't cheap out on the PSu.
Get a Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P-->http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p
And use the extra money to get a better PSU like
Antec High Current Gamer 520W--> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg520m
OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze--> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-power-supply-oczzt550w
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze-> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

So you've persuaded me to throw in the extra money. Will the Antec 520W do good? Is brand and 20 more watts that much better?

 

[Thaisnang]

No it won't cut it. If you are going to overclock don't cheap out on the PSu.
Get a Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P-->http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p
And use the extra money to get a better PSU like
Antec High Current Gamer 520W--> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg520m
OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze--> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-power-supply-oczzt550w
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze-> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

So you've persuaded me to throw in the extra money. Will the Antec 520W do good? Is brand and 20 more watts that much better?

It is not about the Wattage it is about the build quality. Which is yes, Is better on the Antec PSU.