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Do my old 550W support 280x?

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October 28, 2013 1:53:30 PM

Hello wonderful people, I am one of those annoying people that need to 100% about anything and everything before I make a decision - with my wallet.

Anyway does this 3 year old system support a simple GPU upgrade alone?

System Spec (No Over Clocking):


Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.80GHz 67 °C
Lynnfield 45nm Technology
RAM
16,0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 802MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
MSI P55-CD53 (MS-7586) (CPU1) 57 °C
Graphics
1024MB ATI Radeon HD 5770 Series (XFX Pine Group) 57 °C
Hard Drives
466GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00D2B0 ATA Device (SATA) 43 °C
932GB Western Digital WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device (SATA) 33 °C
Optical Drives
ATAPI iHAS124 Y ATA Device
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
Audio
SB Audigy
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS
Detailed spec on PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


So can make a safe transition to an AMD R9 280x? Remember that it is an 3 year old PC.


Thank for reading this!

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October 28, 2013 1:59:33 PM

Yes that PSU will run that card no problem. There might be a slight bottleneck from the CPU but nothing to worry about.
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October 28, 2013 2:08:08 PM

550vx is one of the best psu..
It is based on an excellent CWT platform, is independently regulated and best of all, it is super affordable!

so, no doubt your psu will run that vga..

and, i7 860 still a good gaming cpu.
Try to overclock it to at least 3.5Ghz..and you'll be absolutely fine..
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October 28, 2013 2:18:11 PM

Quaddro said:
550vx is one of the best psu..
It is based on an excellent CWT platform, is independently regulated and best of all, it is super affordable!

so, no doubt your psu will run that vga..

and, i7 860 still a good gaming cpu.
Try to overclock it to at least 3.5Ghz..and you'll be absolutely fine..


Even with Stock fan and 280x on board will I still be able to OC properly?
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October 28, 2013 2:20:34 PM

seezed said:
Quaddro said:
550vx is one of the best psu..
It is based on an excellent CWT platform, is independently regulated and best of all, it is super affordable!

so, no doubt your psu will run that vga..

and, i7 860 still a good gaming cpu.
Try to overclock it to at least 3.5Ghz..and you'll be absolutely fine..


Even with Stock fan and 280x on board will I still be able to OC properly?

Get this and you can OC, you will have plenty of room to OC. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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October 28, 2013 2:20:51 PM

You would need an aftermarket CPU cooler.
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October 28, 2013 2:24:09 PM

Well, 3.5 should do fine and it should auto-OC, THG blew out a VRM manually ocing on your MSI P55, so that is a no go.
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