I believe this PSU is suitable, can those in the know confirm?

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Good day to all.

I am putting together a PC for a friend made from parts I have had from a previous PC due to them having PC troubles and cant afford a new one atm. The only other component I need to buy is the PSU, the parts that are going into this miniITX build are as follows:

Case - Cooler Master Elite 130
Motherboard - MSI Z97I Gaming ACK MiniITX
CPU - i5 4690K
CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken X31
GFX - ASUS Radeon RX560 4GB
RAM - Corsair Vengence Pro 16GB
Storage - Crucial MX500 500GB SSD

Now thanks to a certain website that I can pick parts from, which I am usure if can be named or not so will leave that out, this system supposedly draws 251w which seems a little under? It is possible its not taking into account the GFX card, which if thats the case I believe its approx 80w/100w extra?

Anyway the PSU I was looking at getting was the Corsair TX550M or the TX650M. The build isnt really for lasting years more of a stop gap until they can afford a newer PC but still want to get a decent PSU.

No additional parts will be installed with the possible exception of the RX560 being upgraded to a 970 they have but even under that assumption, would either of the PSU's I have mentioned above be sufficient for the needs?

Additionally, if anyone else has an alternative suggestion for a PSU in approx £80 range I am open to hearing it.

Thanks for your time!
Adam
 
Thats for the recommendation, it looks like a decent unit and I believe SuperFlower are a reputable make?

Can I ask is there something about the corsair unit that is undesirable?

Thanks for the input!
 
I appreciate everyones input, I due to not needing such high power draws and the 7 year warranty, I opted for the Corsair TX550 which arrived yesterday.

Thanks again for taking the time to reply
 
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