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700W enough to overclock R9 290 and overclocked 3770k?

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December 12, 2013 8:31:16 AM

Hey, i've decided to buy the R9 290 as soon as the aftermarket coolers is out now i have the money for Christmas but the problem is as i do research it seems like the R9 290 recommended PSU is 750W. Now i like overclocking even if its not a must. Overclocking is just a fun thing to do to increase my performance, i have an oveclocked 3770k up to 4.2Ghz and currenty OC'd GTX 660. My main concern is if i buy the R9 290 overclocked it and my PC becomes unstable and i might just fried the PSU. Now should i buy a higher PSU or will it be enough?

My full specs:

Core i7 3770k @4.2Ghz
MSI Twin Frozr GTX 660 OC'd
Patriot PVI 16GB RAM 1600Mhz
WDC 1 TB 7200RPM + 120 GB intel SSD
LG 24x DCD-RW
GeLid GX-7 Fan
Lancool PC-K63

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December 12, 2013 8:35:11 AM

A quality 700watt will have no problem with OC. Total system measured power consumption http://anandtech.com/show/7481/the-amd-radeon-r9-290-re...
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December 12, 2013 8:41:35 AM

What is the brand and model of your "700W" PSU?
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December 12, 2013 3:28:10 PM

Silverstone. Since i will be buying aftermarket coolers will that effect the power consumption?
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December 12, 2013 3:46:22 PM

No a fan is a fan and consumes about the same whether Cooler Master or original Intel!
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January 3, 2014 9:01:38 AM

Oh and a question i know its late but, is Silverstone is a good PSU manufacterer? Because rolli59 said that a quality PSU will handle it.
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January 3, 2014 9:04:46 AM

Yes Silverstone in general is a good in PSU's.
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January 3, 2014 10:35:20 AM

Thanks mate! Now i'm just waiting for the tri-x to come out
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