I have a 600watt psu and want to know if my psu is strong enough to handle a Sapphire R9-280x Toxic Edition

RGG7598 · Dec 23, 2013

Hi I have a 600watt psu and want to know if my psu is strong enough to handle a Sapphire R9-280x 3GB Toxic Edition.

My Specs:
Gigabyte H61MA-D2V
Intel Core i5 3470
4GB RAM(might upgrade to 8GB)
LG DVD Writer
Seagate Barracuda 2TB(might get another 2 or 3 TB HDD)
Intel 330 Series 60GB Solid State Drive
Have about 2*8cm fans and a small fan under my 2TB HDD
I currently have a Sparkle Nividia 9400gt 1GB

Any advice is welcome

Thanks in advance

daswilhelm · Dec 23, 2013

whats the make and model of your psu?

JakeM7926 · Dec 23, 2013

No, the Sapphire R9-280x 3GB Toxic Edition requires 750w or greater, your going to need to upgrade :/

HeyyScott · Dec 23, 2013

JakeM7926 :

lol You're wrong. 600w is plenty enough to run it. The require PSU doesn't actually mean you won't be able to run it anything under those required. It just matters on what brand / model PSU OP has.

daswilhelm · Dec 23, 2013

lol, people really love to quote those manufacturers recommendations...

HeyyScott · Dec 23, 2013

^
Mostly people that fresh off built their first rig and are new to the site trying to look like a expert.

daswilhelm · Dec 23, 2013

exactly. because the manufacturer somehow knows the quality of your psu, and the rest of your system components.

HeyyScott · Dec 23, 2013

Yup. Some of these people need to read and do some research before giving advice.

JakeM7926 · Dec 23, 2013

Jesus, crucify me why don't you? I was trying to help and the manufacturer said that it required a greater power supply.....

HeyyScott · Dec 23, 2013

Look at it this way. What if daswilhem and I didn't reply to this post and you were the only one. You wrote a statement as if it was a fact right away. OP would take your statement as an answer since no one else reply to him. Then you just wasted OP's money because he took your answer as a fact and bought a brand new 750w PSU. I get you were trying to help but you need to do more research instead of reading one line from the system requirement and turning it into a answer.

JakeM7926 · Dec 23, 2013

My complaint is your overboard statements and how you basically told me i was an idiot for trying to help, get off your high horse dude. And one more question, why would the manufacturer set a requirement of 750w if it wasn't needed?

daswilhelm · Dec 23, 2013

don't take it personal, you're not the only one to go by recommendations. you live and learn is all.

daswilhelm · Dec 23, 2013

the manufacturer recommends a much higher wattage psu than is necessary to cover their butts. the manufacturer doesnt know what kind of psu you are purchasing, nor do they know the other components your system is made of.

JakeM7926 · Dec 23, 2013

I find that hard to believe considering if their graphics card were to not work with a knock off power supply that doesnt really supply the wattage stated, the fault would lie on the power supply company, not the company that manufactures the graphics card. My advice, upgrade even if mr high horse up there thinks it will work fine. Your putting expensive equipment in your computer, you should supply it with what the manufacturer recommends/says.

JakeM7926 · Dec 23, 2013

and on top of that, if your going to be doing any overclocking, its going to pull more power..

daswilhelm · Dec 23, 2013

all that, and you still don't know what kind of psu the OP is using...

HeyyScott · Dec 23, 2013

All he ask was for the GPU. lol Seems like it's already built rig and he's just upgrading the GPU. 600w is plenty.

RGG7598 · Dec 24, 2013

daswilhelm :

Proline
model no: IP-S600AQ3-0

RGG7598 · Dec 24, 2013

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Thanks it is an already built pc and Im just upgrading the gpu

Pr3di · Dec 24, 2013

Actually it looks like it`s InWin product (I might be wrong), and I could only see it on russian sites: http://www.nix.ru/autocatalog/power_supply_inwin/INWIN_POWER_MAN_IPS600AQ30_600W_2x4_2x6_177425.html

I don`t want to give wrong advices, but I could see no review about it, so I for one could not recommend this PSU for your new GPU.
Maybe someone can give a better insight on this.

Enjoy your new GPU!

JakeM7926 · Dec 24, 2013

HeyyScott :

Huh, look at that, he doesn't have a top of the line brand PSU and others are recommending an upgrade......

daswilhelm · Dec 24, 2013

JakeM7926 :

HeyyScott :

Huh, look at that, he doesn't have a top of the line brand PSU and others are recommending an upgrade......

yep, educated people wait until they have information before recommending ideas.

HeyyScott · Dec 24, 2013

daswilhelm :

JakeM7926 :

yep, educated people wait until they have information before recommending ideas.

We were waiting for OP to tell us the model/brand of his PSU. Unlike you JakeM7926 jumping into conclusion.

RGG7598 · Dec 25, 2013

I found it here

http://www.impactisp.co.za/IP-S600AQ3%20PROLINE%20600W%20ATX12V%20V2.2%2012CM%20FAN%20%20NON%20PFC

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