Is this enough power?

[ajcollins80]

Afternoon All,

I am looking to build myself a new computer to replace my office laptop (Samsung NP350) & gaming laptop (Samsung RF510) however it has been sometime since I have built one (about 10 years).

Below is the spec I am looking at, but I am not sure what power II will need from the PSU. I already have a PSU in the loft, I think is an Antec 400-430W. I know the R9 380 is a lot more power hungry compared to the GTX 960. I also know that a lot of the PSU have changed so I might need a new one anyway to be compatible with today's computers.

So if 400W was OK, I was looking at:

SuperFlower Golden Silent 430W Fanless "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black
Or
SuperFlower Golden Silent 500W Fanless "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black

I appreciate all the help and advice.

Kind regards,

Andy.

Build
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Mini-ITX Chassis with Window - White
Motherboard: MSI GAMING Z170I PRO AC Skylake WiFi Mini ITX
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor
Cooler: Corsair Hydro H110i GT 280mm Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Rad. FansPhanteks PH-F140MP PWM 140mm Fan - 2 Fan Value Radiator Performance Bundle
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Red
Or
MSI Radeon R9 380 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
HD1Samsung 840 Pro 120Gb SSHD
HD2Western Digital Caviar Blue 4TB 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s SSHD

 

[ajcollins80]

Hi,

Many thanks for getting back to me.

So it looks like I do indeed need a new PSU. The reason I went for the SF ones were because they were Silent. However looking at them from a more aesthetic view the "SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 550W Fully Modular '80 Plus Platinum' Power Supply - White" would fit better. It has no fixed cables so would be tidier inside the case. Also slightly cheaper as well.

As for custom cables I see OCUK has 6 companies that make custom cables (not SF). I can't say I know what custom cables are for, but I have been looking into PET braiding & lacing which is possible.