7870 and fx 6300 Corsair CX430W?

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deltayuri101

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I am planing on getting a Radeon 7870 and i already have an fx 6300 but with a CX 430W. I just wanted to know if i can keep my psu (because i don't want to spend anymore money) with no problems. i have not overclocked and i am definitely NOT going to overclock in the future! my full specs are

Fx 6300

8GB 1600 RAM

Corsair CX 430W 80 plus bronze

WD Caviar Blue 1TB

Asus M5A78-L USB3

NZXT Source 210 Elite

I have a 7770 but as you know i am goin to upgrade to 7870.

Thanks in advance!

 
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Memnarchon
Hello.
Your PSU will be able to deliver enough power for FX6300 + 7870, so don't worry.
In a heavy gaming scenario your whole system will need 300watt CPU + GPU + System.
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Just 60watts more than 7770.
So you will be easily ok.
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yeas should be enough but 500 is what amd asks for for that card and cpu but since its 80+ its good but later on get a 600 or 500 80+ but for now its good too go i say get more power psu so you can overclcok the 6300 to a overclcok for fun that is
 
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Memnarchon

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Hello.
Your PSU will be able to deliver enough power for FX6300 + 7870, so don't worry.
In a heavy gaming scenario your whole system will need 300watt CPU + GPU + System.
44655.png

Just 60watts more than 7770.
So you will be easily ok.
 
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Warsam71

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Well, technically you'll need a 500w PSU. That said, you could go with your existing CX 430w; it really depends on the total power required by all the components though. If anything, try a Power Supply Calculator first, for example: http://www.enermax.outervision.com/ to see where you are.

By the way, you can buy a decent/certified 550w PSU for about 50-60 dollars, say at NewEgg or TigerDirect.
 
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Hi,

I am using the following rig with no problems:

Asus AM3+ mobo
FX 6300be @ 4ghz
Asus GTX 560ti DirectCU2
Seagate 500GB HDD
Kingston 120GB SSD
Fan controller
Corsair H50 (the old one with the larger pump)
4 x 2GB of Ripsaw G skill RAM @ 1600mhz
Corsair CX430M

All of this works perfectly and I have had no problems so far. I have stressed all the components in various games and the power supply seems to be coming like a boss! I suspect that in 2-3 years if you play a lot of games, then this PSU will eventually deteriorate, but as of now...you will be absolutely fine. Corsair are a good brand and use decent components, I think corsair as a company pair up with big name brands like Seasonic to make their PSU's so you can rely on them.

Hope this helps,

Jason



 
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