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andras1004

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hy guys please tell me my psu Spire BlackMoon 650W +12 V1 - 18AM
+12 V2 - 18A
+5V - 30A
+3.3V - 28A
-5V - 0.8A
-12V - 0.8A
+5 V - 2.0A it s enough for GIGABYTE Radeon R9 290 ?? my system/ cpu intel i5 3570 , 2/ 4 gb ram 1600mhz ,1/ hdd samsung 160gb ,1/hdd maxtor 160gb , mobo gigabyte z77 ds3h
 
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ganon11000

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Possibly. The PSU has probably degraded with age and not being the best brand probably would not be able to reach it's full rated power.
 
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Quaddro

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Less than 3 years psu will not degrade much..
and Seventeam is a good psu manufacturer..

Even this unit lack of any certification, but still capable to deliver labelled wattage..http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/cases-cooling/power-supplies/spire-blackmoon-650w-717046/review

and OP system need less than 650 watt..just around 400-450 watt in maximum load.

The only problem low efficiency..that's all.

It'll capable to handle a system with r290 graphic card.
 
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ko888

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The GIGABYTE GV-R929D5-4GD-B is an AMD Reference Design Radeon R9 290 card.

For an AMD Reference Design Radeon R9 290 4 GB:

techPowerUp.com measured:
• Maximum Card Power (Furmark): 263 Watts
• Peak Card Power (Gaming): 245 Watts
• Average Card Power (Gaming): 214 Watts

ht4u.net measured:
• Maximum Card Power (Furmark): 305.64 Watts
• Peak Card Power (Gaming): 289.39 Watts
When Overclocked to 1050 MHz GPU, 1350 MHz Memory:
• Maximum Card Power (Furmark): 327 Watts
• Peak Card Power (Gaming): 290 Watts

tomsHardware.com measured:
• Maximum Card Power (Torture Test - e.g. FurMark): not provided
• GPGPU (Bitmining): 255 Watts
• Peak Card Power (Gaming): 218 Watts
• Average Card Power (Gaming): 201 Watts

I prefer to use use more than one source of measured power consumption since it tells you whether or not there is a general consensus.

Low end Seventeam made PSUs don't tend to be good PSUs.

The Spire BlackMoon 650W is an old obsolete design. The weak combined +12V rating (i.e. for a 650W PSU) and the presence of an long ago obsolete -5V rail reveals that. Capacitor aging may have already reduced the maximum combined 35 Amp capacity of the +12V rails.
 
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Anton Hunter

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@ ko888: In light of the information you shared, do you have any recommendations in mind? I, too, am upgrading to a Radeon R9 290 and would greatly appreciate any insights you would be willing to divulge. I will be gaming at peak levels with:

FX-6300 CPU
Radeon R9 290
ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 motherboard
Scythe Mine2 CPU cooler
RipjawsZ DDR3-2133 2x8GB Ram
Samsung 24x dvd writer
Western Digital WD1003FZEX 1TB BLACK SERIES
PSU ?????



 
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ko888

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Some suggestions based on maximum combined +12 Volt continuous current rating and PCI Express supplementary power connectors:

Seasonic S12G-550 (SSR-550RT Active PFC F3)
Seasonic S12G-650 (SSR-650RT Active PFC F3)
Seasonic G-550 (SSR-550RM Active PFC F3)
Seasonic G-650 (SSR-650RM Active PFC F3)
XFX XTR 550W Full Modular Edition (P1-550B-BEFX)
XFX XTR 650W Full Modular Edition (P1-650B-BEFX)
XFX Pro Series Core Edition 550W Full Wired Edition (P1-550S-XXB9)
XFX Pro Series Core Edition 650W Full Wired Edition (P1-650S-NLB9)
XFX Pro Series XXX Edition 650W Semi-Modular Edition (P1-650X-XXB9)
Corsair HX Series HX650 (SKU# 75-001217 / CP-9020030)
Antec High Current Gamer M 620W (HCG-620M)
Antec True Power Classic 550W (TP-550C)
Antec True Power Classic 650W (TP-650C)
Antec True Power Gold 550W (TP-550G)
Antec True Power Gold 650W (TP-650G)
 
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