Yeah, its hard to tell if that PSU is going to be good enough for what you want. It seems a little weak, and it doesnt tell you how many amps its putting out on the 12v rail. The last bit is really, REALLY important, if your PSU isnt giving enough amps, it will not run your video card.
When you are looking at the specs of a PSU, under output you should see something like this:
Output
+3.3V@30A, +5V@28A,
+12V@60A,
-12V@0.8A, +5VSB@3.0A
The bit in bold (ignore the link.) is the important bit, the more amps you have on there, the better as it will be able to handle bigger video cards. That spec is arguably more important than how many watts the PSU is. If you arent putting out enough amps, it doesnt matter how many watts it pumps out, it still wont handle what you want it to.
You also want to make sure you know what kind of connections it has
1 x Main connector (20+4Pin) <-- connects to mb
1 x 12V(4/8Pin) <-- connects to mb
8 x peripheral <-- connects to non sata stuff (ide hard drives, dvd drives, cd roms)
8 x SATA <-- connects to sata drives (obviously)
2 x Floppy <-- again, obvious
4 x PCI-E <-- generally connects to your video cards. Some of the bigger cards require 2 of these for one card. That detail SHOULD be on the details of your video card.
The PSU is one of the most important parts of your computer and shouldnt be skimped out on and you should make sure you get the right one for your needs.
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