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it is never advisable to use a psu that is barely rated to power the kit its connected to.
I wont bother reading the entire argument and dont care who is right or wrong, but using a 500w psu on a pc that demands 500w at load is asking for trouble. doomed for failure ect.
as a rule of thumb, always give yourself at LEAST a good 25% headroom. ie a hx620 would be better if your components drew 500w.
dont be silly with psu's, its not worth the risk.
what screenshot is this?
an e8400 @ 4GHz with 4870 CF does have headroom.......as stated it will use probably 300-350w.
You quoted it ffs
plus a 4770. no chance that sort of system will draw 300-350watts.
by a fairly substantial amount as well
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