HD 5870 with XFX 550w core

MOOGLEYS · 24 Mar 2011 at 10:38

Quick question I have just ordered the hd 5870 gpu and was wondering will the xfx 550w core psu be enough for this card or is the ocz 600w a better choice..

I have a 4 core Phenom II, 4gb ram, 4 hdd,s, dvd, microatx board, 6 fans and currently a 5770...

Cheers

Aretenon · 24 Mar 2011 at 11:39

Yes it will be enough.

z10m · 24 Mar 2011 at 11:45

Some PSU's when running at the edge of their power can get really noisy

MOOGLEYS · 24 Mar 2011 at 11:49

I'm stuck tbh I have been looking at going for the 650w either corsair or xfx modular just to be safe but then reading some reviews and looking at the recomended needed for the 5870 the xfx 550w should be more than enough and will save me £25...

At this rate I will have the GPU with no PSU to power it..

MOOGLEYS · 24 Mar 2011 at 12:15

Just spoke to XFX and a very helpfull and knowledgeable chap recomended the 650w. He said the 550w will power the 5870 fine but with all my other hardware it would be close to the limit. So I will be ordering the 650w modular one in a moment...

Really good serive form XFX..

Aretenon · 24 Mar 2011 at 15:57

I don't think you will be close to the limit at all. But the 650W XXX Edition is the better out of the two (not because of the extra wattage).

MOOGLEYS · 24 Mar 2011 at 19:58

I went for a 650w corsair TX in the end. It seems the best rated and gets good reviews... now to hope it all fits in my case...