Do I need a new power supply to run a new graphics card?

ConfigZero · Dec 1, 2013

As of right now, I am running an fx-6350, 8gb of ddr3 1600 ram, two hardrives, 6 case fans,1 CD drive, motherboard is an asrock 990fx extreme 3, a corsair cx500 psu and finally an radeon hd 7770 GHZ. I want to upgrade to an r9 270x, should I get a 650 watt power supply, or would I be able to keep this 500 watt one?

eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite says that my usage should be around 502 watts, is this accurate?

laviniuc · Dec 1, 2013

it's at the limit. best you can do is get the gpu and upgrade the psu if you end up with stability issues. (might get a bit unstable while gaming)

zink1701 · Dec 1, 2013

You should be good with your 500w, the calculators will show worst case and more.

Dark Lord of Tech · Dec 1, 2013

That 500 will run your setup , but I'd recommend a 650w in the near future , no overclocking at all with the CX500.

If you want to overclock you will need a better power supply.

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