Can a HD 7850 run on a 450 watt psu

skilner96 · Jul 30, 2013

i have an AMD FX-6100, 8GB 1333Mhz Ram, 500GB HDD and i want to get a XFX Radeon HD 7850 Core Edition 2GB (vram) but i dont know if my PSU would Support it with enough power so can someone help me pls?

legokill101 · Jul 30, 2013

well waht model is you psu a real 450w should be good assuming you dont overlclock your cpu to much but if its a cheap one that cant do its raited power output it wont be able

skilner96 · Jul 30, 2013

i think its a be quiet its not cheap

ur6beersaway · Jul 30, 2013

System Requirements Minimum of a 500 Watt power supply.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150656

vertexx · Jul 30, 2013

more than likely yes. what CPU are you running? Overclocking? Other components?

legokill101 · Jul 30, 2013

if you running a be quite you should be fine they are good power suplys the 7850 can conuse 75w from the pcie slot and 75w from the six pin for a max total of 150w and you have a 95w cpu giving a power consumption of 245w leaved 205w for other componets+ overclocking

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 30, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($45.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $45.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 20:33 EDT-0400)

skilner96 · Jul 30, 2013

CPU: AMD FX-6100 its a 6core running at 3.30Ghz, no i dont overclock and i have a gigabyte motherboard,500 GB Hard Drive, 8GB of Ram and a 450 watt PSU

vertexx · Jul 30, 2013

I run a 7850 Overclocked with a 125W Phenom II X4 CPU also overclocked on a Corsair 600W PSU - way overkill. 450W if it's a decent PSU should be fine.

A couple of references:

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1863/12/

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7870-review-benchmark,3148-19.html

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 30, 2013

A decent branded 450w unit will run that system.

skilner96 · Jul 30, 2013

Alright Thanks Guys i will try it thanks for your help, Can anyone recommende me a HD 7850 with 2 GB vram exepct for the xfx one?

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 30, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $184.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 20:45 EDT-0400)

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 30, 2013

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $179.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-30 20:46 EDT-0400)

skilner96 · Jul 30, 2013

Thanks SR-71 Blackbird

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 30, 2013

Your welcome , XFX makes , great power supplies = Seasonic , but their cards are average at best.

skilner96 · Jul 30, 2013

yeah i used to have a XFX HD 5770

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