Would 550w be enough for my build?

[Ripton]

Hello, I have a Cooler Master GX 550W power supply and I would like to know if it will be sufficient for this build: CPU: i7 4790k(or the i5 4690k), Gigabyte G1 GTX970, ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X KILLER.

Help would be much appreciated

 

[Suztera]

Get an i5 4690k and spend more on a better quality psu.

PSU:
XFX TS 550W,
Seasonic G 550W/S12II620W
or Antec HCGM 620W
EVGA B2 750W

 

[Ripton]

Thank you for your fast answer!
Those PSUs are not that expensive, I can fit the i7 and one of those PSUs in my budget, they will work with the i7 too, right?

 

[Th_Redman]

I personally would go with a minimum of 650 watts with those specs and since that model of Cooler Master(the GX series, not the GXII, was built in 2010-looked it up) is of an older generation P.S., I'd choose an Antec, Corsair, Seasonic over Cooler Master. Here is a good link to enter in your specs if you want to stay with that particular make/model. http://www.coolermaster.outervision.com/

 

[Suztera]

Thank you for your fast answer!
Those PSUs are not that expensive, I can fit the i7 and one of those PSUs in my budget, they will work with the i7 too, right?

Yes it is compatible with an i7. Power supplies don't care what cpu you run, it just supply power.

 

[Ripton]

Yeah I know, I was asking because the i7 uses more power than the i5, I am not THAT ignorant 😛
Again, thank You both for the answers!

 

[Suztera]

Yeah I know, I was asking because the i7 uses more power than the i5, I am not THAT ignorant 😛
Again, thank You both for the answers!

i7 does uses more power but not that much. a decent quality 550W psu will handle your planned build just fine.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

http://www.coolermaster.com/company/newsDetail-M1305240001400b-20130524.html

Your PSU is Haswell compatible and has enough power for your specs.

 

[Ripton]

Ah, thank you, but would it be sufficient if I want to overclock the CPU and/or the GPU? Because I read somewhere that older PSUs aren't that overclock friendly with the new hardware?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I wouldn't overclock with it.

 

[Ripton]

Ok, thank you! So a new PSU it will be! Thank you for the help everyone.