What powersupply for this build?

Whumberstone

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So i have ordered this system and its currently in pre-production

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4460 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM) 8GB HyperX FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 4GB AMD RADEON™ R9 380 - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 12, Eyefinity
1st Hard Disk 250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
Power Supply CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY

Now however i want to upgrade my GPU to a R9 390. I did a check on Coolermaster Outervision Power Supply Calculator and it quoted my build would have a load power of 470W and a recommended power of 520W. However PC Specialist says i will need a 650W powersupply even though the R9 380 only requires a 450W PSU.

Would it be too risky not to buy the 650W? the difference in price is £20 which for these base level PSUs is quite a lot
 
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