Will my psu support these components?

dpro1979

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So I snagged a great deal on newegg an antec 520 NEO for 30 + an antec 300 case for 50.
In doing so I realized my psu may be a bit small for the components I am planning.

I was thinking of a

phenom II x6 1055t
Asus 890gx m4a89gtd pro board
Nvidia geforce 460gtx 1gb card
Plus a dvd-rw and a couple fans
And internal hdd

Now I took a look at a psu caculator and it said I needed a max of 444 watts if at load.

Considering some run at lower than advertised power ratings, would you advise a less power hungry system?

Thanks for any advice!
 
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dpro1979

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Just a hdd and dvdrw maybe an ssd if ihave spare cash for it. Sorry posting on a phone so I missed that part
 

mmntech

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Should be fine. Ideally you want to keep your maximum power consumption at 80 percent of max output tops. It wouldn't hurt to upgrade to a 600w psu but it's not necessary.
 

Davidh373

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I would say you'll be fine, just don't be putting 4 Hard Drives and another 460 in without an upgrade.