R9 280x on a 520w psu

[Lightworx]

Hey guys,

So i need some help from you more experienced pc masters around. Is it possible to run a R9 280X comfortably on a 520w seasonic psu. I have a 4670k that i plan to oc running with it. I havent bought the card yet and hence the question. Any help would be appreciated

 

[JollyJamma]

http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/

Using that as a guide, yes but it's getting close to 450 watts which is getting high.

 

[SohailCPT]

Should be fine.

 

[toy1985]

I'm running a 4590, 280X and 4 mechanical drives and a SSD off corsair RM550. Your seasonic should be enough

 

[RandomSheepZA]

All depends exactly on which psu you have.
Possibly post that model and we'll be able to give you a better more certain answer.


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[JollyJamma]

All depends exactly on which psu you have.
Possibly post that model and we'll be able to give you a better more certain answer.


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Agreed, certain PSUs say 500 watts but actually can only produce 300 watts or a much lower amperage.

 

[HolyCowImAnoOb]

Hey guys,

So i need some help from you more experienced pc masters around. Is it possible to run a R9 280X comfortably on a 520w seasonic psu. I have a 4670k that i plan to oc running with it. I havent bought the card yet and hence the question. Any help would be appreciated

Im Guessing this is the SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W PSu you are talking about.

It has 480w on a single rail, which is enough for that GPU and CPU.

Obviously going bigger PSU is better. Or, spending a bit more cash and buying a RX470 will be a better option. the RX470 - "after some tweaking"- uses less than 100 watts @ much better the performance.

see this thread

http://carbonite.co.za/showthread.php?t=146638&highlight=

 

[Lightworx]

Thank you so much for the help guys much appreciated [MENTION=781]HolyCowImAnoOb[/MENTION] [MENTION=18619]JollyJamma[/MENTION] [MENTION=237]Random_Sheep[/MENTION] [MENTION=36674]toy1985[/MENTION] [MENTION=31180]SohailCPT[/MENTION]


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