New build

[randomaddict]

This is my new PC.

AMD FX 8350 Black Edition
Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600MHz
Zotac GT 730 1GB DDR5
Cooler Master K380 Mid Tower

I don't want to spend a lot of money on stuff I plan on replacing in a few months. I plan to get a better GPU, PSU and cooler at a later date. So I have three questions.

Is a 350W PSU enough for the current build?
I was thinking of buying the Cooler Master 350 Plus. Please recommend a different one if necessary.

Is the stock cooler enough for the processor?
I only plan to stream HD videos from my work website most of the time, like Netflix. I play a bit of Counterstrike GO as well. I don't plan on overclocking either the CPU or the GPU.

Is the Cooler Master K380 tower suited to carry larger GPUs like the GTX 980 or the R9 290X or should I spend a bit more on the CM HAF 912?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Eric1987]

It should work just fine for now. Probably pushing it though. Don't OC at all I don't think you plan to. And the stock cooler is just fine.

 

[HalfCrazy]

I would get least a 650 watt power supply. If you are looking at the GTX 980 or the R9 290x video cards. The GTX 980's I seen online says minimum 500W Power Supply. While a chart I looked at says recommended PSU for a R9 290X is 650 watts.

The Cooler Master 350 Plus really lacks the amps on the 12v+ rail. Both the GTX 980 and R9 290X would need more power then that PSU could dish out.

The following power supply below would be a good match. If you in fact looking at a GTX 980 or R9 290X video cards. It will push both videos without having any problems.

Even if it don't draw all that power it says it needs. I think it's good to have a little bit of head room on a PSU. Best part it has a five year warranty.

I bought a Corsair PSU five years ago. It came with a 7 year warranty and I still have 2 years of warranty left on it. I just built a FX 8320 with a MSI 970 Gaming board. Since I all ready had a nice power supply I used it. This is the 2nd computer this power supply has seen.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-060-_-Product

 

[Ken g6]

It should work just fine for now.

I would get least a 650 watt power supply.

I think we're confused. What's the goal here?

If your PSU died and your goal is to keep limping along with your current setup while spending little-to-no money, 350W is OK.

If the goal is to get a PSU that will be useful when you get a new GPU and cooler, aim for 650W or better.

What country are you in and what's your PSU budget? Hopefully we can find a good one for you.

 

[randomaddict]

Thanks for the replies guys. It definitely helped.

I think we're confused. What's the goal here?

If your PSU died and your goal is to keep limping along with your current setup while spending little-to-no money, 350W is OK.

If the goal is to get a PSU that will be useful when you get a new GPU and cooler, aim for 650W or better.

What country are you in and what's your PSU budget? Hopefully we can find a good one for you.

My immediate goal is to get a low spec PC that I can upgrade after a few months when I have the dough for it.

I want to spend as little money as possible on the PSU, cooler and GPU. I am buying the entire thing on EMI, and I have exceeded the budget with just the CPU and Mobo.

I live in India. I'm paying 12-15% extra on EMI.

This is the cheapest option.
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/coo...us-350/592793#bcrumbSearch:cooler master 350W

The second option, though I doubt it's worth the money as it is for short term use. But I don't want to end up wrecking the mobo and CPU because I wanted to save a few bucks.
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/corsair-vs350-350-watt-psu/1323231440#bcrumbSearch:corsair 350W

The 550W and 650W Gold standard are 4x more in terms of cost. That's far beyond my budget today.
http://www.snapdeal.com/product/corsair-rm-series-rm550-550w/1928312148

http://www.snapdeal.com/product/corsair-rm-series-rm650-650w/716852903#bcrumbSearch:corsair 650

The plan is to soldier on with something that powers the CPU and the GT 730 for now and buy a really good PSU and cooler when the time comes to upgrade. Nvidia says the GT 730 needs a minimum of 300W, so I decided on getting one that's 50W higher.

I read that PSUs are outsourced for manufacturing to other companies and the quality may vary. So I want to be extra careful with the low end PSUs.

 

[mfenn]

What's EMI? Also, what's your budget in INR?

 

[Ken g6]

I'm paying 12-15% extra on EMI.

I think he means he's buying stuff on credit.

"Estimated Monthly Installment", a fixed payment owed each month on a property mortgage or other loan
"Equated Monthly Installment", a fixed payment owed each month on a property mortgage or other loan; another term for amortization

My immediate goal is to get a low spec PC that I can upgrade after a few months when I have the dough for it.
...
I have exceeded the budget with just the CPU and Mobo.

Can you return the CPU and Mobo? AMD is not the way to go to get a low spec PC that you can upgrade later. Ideally you'd get the best mobo you can that's useful to you, and a cheap Pentium or Celeron. Motherboards in order from worst to best are:

• H*1 with 2 RAM slots
• B*5 with 4 RAM slots (Probably the best cheap option if not overclocking)
• H*7 with 4 RAM slots (Not a big upgrade from B*5, but has more SATA ports for drives)
• Z*7 with 4 RAM slots (Required for overclocking or SLI or almost all types of Crossfire)

The "*" can be 6 or 7 for last-generation Intel, or 8 or 9 for Haswell, which actually isn't a huge upgrade over the last generation.

 

[mfenn]

I think he means he's buying stuff on credit.

I kind of thought that too, but I didn't want to go off on a "never ever buy a computer on credit" without some confirmation.

OP, please don't buy a computer on credit unless you're using it for business purposes where there is a clear ROI.

 

[randomaddict]

Can you return the CPU and Mobo?

Too late for that. And doesn't make sense considering I plan on buying the new GPU is 3 months. I don't want to buy the CPU and Mobo twice.

OP, please don't buy a computer on credit unless you're using it for business purposes where there is a clear ROI.

We don't get paid enough for a one-off purchase. Monthly payments is the way to go.

Anyway, thanks for all the help. I've decided to go for the Corsair VS350.

 

[Puffnstuff]

I would really look for a ps in the 500w range in order to have ample amps on the 12v rail and they aren't that expensive these days. A quality ps is an investment in everything that is attached to it so bear that in mind as you decide on a unit. My ps is overkill right now but a year ago I was running a dual loop water setup with two gtx480's in sli on x58.