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Any chance of a list of what gfx cards need what psu?
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600w will be fine for any single gpu.
r9 290 doesn't really need a 750 watt PSU a decent quality 650 watt could handle it fine but probably if you wanted to do some good overclocking on your system including your CPU then it would be safer to go with a 750watt but still probably wouldn't exceed 650 watts anyway.
im only going by what i have just purchased and oc states a 750 or greater.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-243-MS
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-243-MS
I have the Gigabyte 290X, and I have never seen my system draw more than 500W from the wall.
500 Watts ^^^^
Your being sucked in by marketing
spend more on bigger PSU's, more than you need.
A good 600 watt PSU is plenty for a 290.
Your being sucked in by marketing
spend more on bigger PSU's, more than you need. A good 600 watt PSU is plenty for a 290.
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500 Watts ^^^^
Your being sucked in by marketing
A good 600 watt PSU is plenty for a 290.
thats a fair comment but i have just had an issue where my cheapo 880 watt wasn't man enough to run the card so to the op just make sure whatever you do choose make sure its good quality
thats a fair comment but i have just had an issue where my cheapo 880 watt wasn't man enough to run the card so to the op just make sure whatever you do choose make sure its good quality
Oh for sure if you buying bargain basement PSU's then 750 watt would be required.
Having said that a £60 600 Watt PSU is infinitely better than a £40 750 Watt PSU.
as a matter of fact that £40 750 Watt PSU is probably only putting out 450 Watts on the 12 Volt Rail while with the more expensive 600 Watt your getting just about what it says on the box.
R9 280X Crossfire here along with a i7 [email protected]
Both an Antec HCP 850W and Superflower Leadex 1000W run spot on.
Both an Antec HCP 850W and Superflower Leadex 1000W run spot on.
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A high quality 550w psu will be fine for any single gpu setup. The only exception would be if you have an overclocked power hungry cpu such as the fx8350 or 3930k
For a mid range gpu such as the gtx 670, 7950 or lower a 400-450 psu will be perfectly fine even with room for overclocking (again assuming you have a power efficient cpu such as a 2500k/3770k)
For a mid range gpu such as the gtx 670, 7950 or lower a 400-450 psu will be perfectly fine even with room for overclocking (again assuming you have a power efficient cpu such as a 2500k/3770k)
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I will be running a 4770k oc'ed and 2x780 oc'ed all water cooled on an HX850, as many have said its about quality of the unit and what it draws off the 12v rail.
I'm liking the newer PSU's with Eco modes.
Corsair AX760 / AX860 - Fan doesn't need to kick in unless it exceeds just over 450 or 500 Watts depending on PSU. 7 year warranty on the AX series.
Same with the SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1000W or EVGA Supernova P2 1000W. 10 year warranty on the EVGA unit.
Corsair AX760 / AX860 - Fan doesn't need to kick in unless it exceeds just over 450 or 500 Watts depending on PSU. 7 year warranty on the AX series.
Same with the SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1000W or EVGA Supernova P2 1000W. 10 year warranty on the EVGA unit.
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